subtrahend
1670s, from Latin subtrahendus numerus ("number to be subtracted"), form of subtrahō ("I pull out from under, I subtract") (English subtract).

Surface analysis is subtract + -end.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈsʌbtɹəhɛnd/
Noun

subtrahend (plural subtrahends)

  1. (arithmetic) A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.
    In the subtraction 10 − 4, 4 is the subtrahend.
Translations
  • French: diminuteur
  • German: Subtrahend
  • Portuguese: subtraendo
  • Russian: вычита́емое
  • Spanish: sustraendo



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