addend
Americannoun
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any of a group of numbers or terms added together to form a sum.
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(formerly) a number that is added to another in forming a sum.
noun
Etymology
Origin of addend
First recorded in 1905–10; shortening of addendum
Explanation
Addend is a math term for any number that's added to another. If you add 10 to 15, then 10 is the addend. You can also call an addend a summand. When it comes to addition, the numbers you're working with are addends—the equivalent in multiplication would be called factors. If you're adding 7 to 112, the 7 is an addend and the second number is officially called an augend, although you'll rarely hear anyone except a math teacher use either of these terms. The Latin root of addend is addere, "to add to, join, or attach."
Vocabulary lists containing addend
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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Number and Operations in Base Ten
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Example Sentences
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In arithmetic operations it holds the addend, subtrahend, multiplicand, or divisor.
From Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) October, 1960 by Digital Equipment Corporation
"I will addend to it, Leftenant," replied Meyer with perfect calmness and with his mechanical salute.
From Overland by De Forest, J. W. (John William)
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