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).
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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
Words nearby augend
auge, augean, augean stables, augeas, augen, augend, auger, auger bit, auger effect, auger shower, auger-eyed
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British Dictionary definitions for augend
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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Scientific definitions for augend
augend
[ ô′jĕnd′ ]
A quantity to which the addend is added.
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