summand

American

[suhm-and, suhm-and, suh-mand] / ˈsʌm ænd, sʌmˈænd, səˈmænd /

noun

a part of a sum.

summand British

/ ˈsʌmænd, sʌˈmænd /

noun

a number or quantity forming part of a sum

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Etymology

Origin of summand

1890–95; < Medieval Latin summandus, gerund of summāre to sum

Example Sentences

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We looked at only the left summand of tk; tk,hit: In this case, we tested a simpler definition of the hot hand: a player has a hot hand if she or he has a higher chance of making a shot following a string of successful shots.

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