minuend


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the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted

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Of course, primary school children do not use either method in the above forms with brackets; instead they have the subtrahend directly under the minuend and use crossing out and pre-indices to denote the trading used in Example 1.
Fuchs, Hamlett, & Powell, 2003): Sums to 12, Sums to 18, Minuends to 12, and Minuends to 18.
(1) Following Seyler, Kirk and Ashcraft (2003), who found a pronounced discontinuity beginning with minuend 11, it is usually considered that this number marks a shift in processing between smaller and larger subtraction facts.
Difference of rates--ternary relation containing three roles: difference, minuend and subtrahend;
A problem checks correctly if the total from the addition problem equals the minuend (top number) of the first problem.
This includes all addition problems equaling 5 and all subtraction problems with 5 as the minuend: 0 + 5, 1 + 4, 2 + 3, 3 + 2, 4 + 1, 5 + 0, 5 - 0, 5 - 1, 5 - 2, 5 - 3, 5 - 4, 5 - 5.
A zero in the minuend, or top number, means there are no values in that column, which presents an unusual situation open to a range of inventive solution processes (Klein 2000).
Effect of operation on Not consistent--some understanding for number addition and subtraction (where minuend changes).
In 1993 New Jersey abolished the DRG system; that left the discount formula without a minuend from which to subtract the actual per diem charge of the HMO.
However, the set difference with minuend [P.sub.e](t) removes s
Hence, although subtraction was allowed, care was always taken to ensure that the subtrahend was smaller than the minuend. It was acknowledged that "a subtraction times a subtraction produced an addition" and that "an addition times a subtraction produced a subtraction" but this was only for use in expansions like (a-b) (c-d).
After doubles, lessons focused on number combinations in sets (e.g., all combinations with a sum of 5 or 5 as the minuend).
Finally, Subpart B.2 shows how continuing unaltered use of the current law's adjusted basis--for purposes of tracking the declining balance of depreciation deductions and of serving as the minuend in loss computation--would preserve the integrity of the depreciation deduction.