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Minuend

//ˈmɪnjʊˌɛnd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A number or quantity from which another is to be subtracted.

    "In the subtraction 10 − 4, 10 is the minuend and 4 is the subtrahend."

  2. 2
    the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted wordnet

Etymology

From Latin minuendus (“something to be diminished”), gerundive of minuō (“decrease, diminish”), by surface analysis, minus + -end.

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