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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.
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Origin of addend

First recorded in 1905–10; shortening of addendum
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Historical Examples of addend

  • "I will addend to it, Leftenant," replied Meyer with perfect calmness and with his mechanical salute.

    Overland

    John William De Forest

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

British Dictionary definitions for addend

addend

noun
  1. any of a set of numbers that is to be addedCompare sum 1 (def. 1)
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Word Origin for addend

C20: short for addendum
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addend in Science

addend

[ăd′ĕnd′]
  1. A number that is added to another number.
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