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, augend, 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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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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Science definitions for augend

augend

[ ô′jĕnd′ ]

A quantity to which the addend is added.