subtrahend
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subtrahend
- /ˈsʌbtɹəhɛnd/
Where it comes from
1670s, from Latin subtrahendus numerus (“number to be subtracted”), form of subtrahō (“to pull out from under, to subtract”) (English subtract).
By surface analysis, subtract + -end (“patient (recipient) of action”).
noun subtrahends
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A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.
In the subtraction 10 − 4, 4 is the subtrahend.
Similar: minor
Translations
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noun A number or quantity to be subtracted from another
| Español | sustraendo, substraendo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 감수 gamsu, 뺌수 ppaemsu |
| 日本語 | 減数 gensū, 引く数 hiku kazu |
| 中文 | 減數 /减数 jiǎnshù |
| Português | subtraendo |
| Français | diminuteur |
| Deutsch | Subtrahend |
| Italiano | sottraendo |
| Română | scăzător |
| Русский | вычита́емое vyčitájemoje |
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