subtrahend

[ suhb-truh-hend ]

nounArithmetic.
  1. a number that is subtracted from another.

Origin of subtrahend

1
1665–75; <Latin subtrahendum, neuter gerund of subtrahere;see subtract

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British Dictionary definitions for subtrahend

subtrahend

/ (ˈsʌbtrəˌhɛnd) /


noun
  1. the number to be subtracted from another number (the minuend)

Origin of subtrahend

1
C17: from Latin subtrahendus, from subtrahere to subtract

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Scientific definitions for subtrahend

subtrahend

[ sŭbtrə-hĕnd′ ]


  1. A number subtracted from another. For example, in the expression 4 - 3, 3 is the subtrahend.

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