Subtrahend

//ˈsʌbtɹəhɛnd// noun

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Definitions

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

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

  2. 2
    the number to be subtracted from the minuend wordnet

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argumentelementequationformulaminorminus

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

Etymology

1670s, from Latin subtrahendus numerus (“number to be subtracted”), form of subtrahō (“I pull out from under, I subtract”) (English subtract). By surface analysis, subtract + -end (“patient (recipient) of action”).

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