minuend

[ min-yoo-end ]

nounArithmetic.

a number from which another is subtracted.

Origin of minuend

1700–10; <Latin minuendus (numerus) (number) to be diminished or made smaller, (gerundive of minuere), equivalent to minu- (see minus) + -endus gerundive suffix

Compare subtrahend.

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How to use minuend in a sentence

Which is the larger (largest) number, the minuend or the subtrahend?
Practical Exercises in English | Huber Gray Buehler
The subtrahend is placed under the minuend to be drawn from it.
Orthography | Elmer W. Cavins
minuend, min′ū-end, n. the number from which another is to be subtracted.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) | Various

British Dictionary definitions for minuend

minuend

/ (ˈmɪnjʊˌɛnd) /

noun

the number from which another number, the subtrahend, is to be subtracted: Compare subtrahend

Origin of minuend

C18: from Latin minuendus (numerus) (the number) to be diminished

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Scientific definitions for minuend

minuend

[ mĭn′yōō-ĕnd′ ]

A number from which another is subtracted. For example, in the numerical expression 100 - 23 = 77, the minuend is 100.

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