augend

[ aw-jend, aw-jend ]

/ ˈɔ dʒɛnd, ɔˈdʒɛnd /

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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-eyed, Auger shower

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How to use augend in a sentence

Regium imperium, quod initio, conservand libertatis, atque augend reipub.
An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton|Hiram Corson

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.