ADDEND

addend

(noun) a number that is added to another number (the augend)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

addend (plural addends)

(mathematics) Any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.

(organic chemistry) A moiety added to another molecule.

Synonyms

• (any of various terms added together): summand

Hypernyms

• term

Coordinate terms

• (term added to another): augend, sum

Verb

addend (third-person singular simple present addends, present participle addending, simple past and past participle addended)

To furnish with an addendum.

(organic chemistry) To furnish with an addend.

Source: Wiktionary



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