addend

[ad-end, uh-dend]

noun

Mathematics.

1. any of a group of numbers or terms added together to form a sum.

2. (formerly) a number that is added to another in forming a sum.

addend

/ ˈædɛnd, əˈdɛnd /

noun

1. any of a set of numbers that is to be added Compare sum 1

addend

1. A number that is added to another number.

Word History and Origins

Origin of addend¹

First recorded in 1905–10; shortening of addendum

Word History and Origins

Origin of addend¹

C20: short for _addendum

Example Sentences

In arithmetic operations it holds the addend, subtrahend, multiplicand, or divisor.

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