addend
[ad-end, uh-dend]
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noun Mathematics.
any of a group of numbers or terms added together to form a sum.
(formerly) a number that is added to another in forming a sum.
Compare augend.
Origin of addend
First recorded in 1905–10; shortening of addendum
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"I will addend to it, Leftenant," replied Meyer with perfect calmness and with his mechanical salute.
OverlandJohn William De Forest
In arithmetic operations it holds the addend, subtrahend, multiplicand, or divisor.
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addend
noun
Word Origin for addend
C20: short for addendum
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addend
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