What does "minuend" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "minuend"?

Common synonyms include: argument, element, equation, formula, initial quantity, minus.

Pronounced //ˈmɪnjʊˌɛnd//.

/ˈmɪnjʊˌɛnd/ noun

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Noun

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
the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted wordnet

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

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