augend
[ aw-jend, aw-jend ]
/ ˈɔ dʒɛnd, ɔˈdʒɛnd /
noun Mathematics.
a number to which another is added in forming a sum.Compare addend(def 2).
Nearby words
- auge,
- augean,
- augean stables,
- augeas,
- augen,
- auger,
- auger bit,
- auger effect,
- auger shower,
- auger-eyed
Origin of augend
1905–10; < Latin augendum a thing to be increased, noun use of neuter of augendus to be increased, gerund of augēre to increase
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augend
/ (ˈɔːdʒɛnd, ɔːˈdʒɛnd) /
noun
a number to which another number, the addend, is added
Word Origin for augend
from Latin augendum that is to be increased, from augēre to increase
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augend
[ ô′jĕnd′ ]
A quantity to which the addend is added.
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