minuend

[ min-yoo-end ]

/ ˈmɪn yuˌɛnd /

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noun Arithmetic.

a number from which another is subtracted.

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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

Words nearby minuend

Minto, Minton, mint sauce, minty, Minucius Felix, minuend, minuet, Minuit, minus, minuscule, minus cyclophoria

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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 subtractedCompare subtrahend

Word Origin for 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.