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min·u·end

(mĭn′yo͞o-ĕnd′)

The quantity from which another quantity, the subtrahend, is to be subtracted. In the equation 50 - 16 = 34, the minuend is 50.

[Latin minuendum, thing to be diminished, from neuter gerundive of minuere, to lessen; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]

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minuend

(ˈmɪnjʊˌɛnd)

(Mathematics) the number from which another number, the subtrahend, is to be subtracted. Compare subtrahend

[C18: from Latin minuendus (numerus) (the number) to be diminished]

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min•u•end

(ˈmɪn yuˌɛnd)

n.

a number from which another is subtracted. Compare subtrahend.

[1700–10; < Latin minuendus (numerus) (number) to be diminished or made smaller, gerundive of minuere]

min·u·end

(mĭn′yo͞o-ĕnd′)

A number from which another is subtracted. For example, in the numerical expression 100 - 23 = 77, the minuend is 100.

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minuend - the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted

number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"

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Minuend

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