Augend

//ˈɔd͡ʒɛnd// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A quantity to which another is added.

    "In "4 + 5", 4 is the augend"

  2. 2
    a number to which another number (the addend) is added wordnet

Synonyms

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addend

Example

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"Negating the assertion requires a negative augend, but all augends are products of factors on the unit interval."

Etymology

From Latin augendum.

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