subtrahend

[suhb-truh-hend]

noun Arithmetic.

a number that is subtracted from another.

Compare minuend.

Origin of subtrahend

1665–75; < Latin subtrahendum, neuter gerund of subtrahere; see subtract

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Historical Examples of subtrahend

The subtrahend is placed under the minuend to be drawn from it.
Orthography
Elmer W. Cavins
Which is the larger (largest) number, the minuend or the subtrahend?
Practical Exercises in English
Huber Gray Buehler
In arithmetic operations it holds the addend, subtrahend, multiplicand, or divisor.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3)
Digital Equipment Corporation

British Dictionary definitions for subtrahend

subtrahend

noun

the number to be subtracted from another number (the minuend)

Word Origin for subtrahend

C17: from Latin subtrahendus, from subtrahere to subtract

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Word Origin and History for subtrahend

1670s, from Latin subtrahendus numerus "number to be subtracted," from gerundive form of subtrahere (see subtraction).

subtrahend in Science

subtrahend

[sŭb′trə-hĕnd′]

A number subtracted from another. For example, in the expression 4 - 3, 3 is the subtrahend.