SUBTRAHEND

subtrahend

(noun) the number to be subtracted from the minuend

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

subtrahend (plural subtrahends)

(arithmetic) A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.

Anagrams

• Bundesrath

Source: Wiktionary


Sub"tra*hend`, n. Etym: [L. subtrahendus that is to be subtracted, p.fut.pess. of subtrahere. See Subtract.] (Math.)

Definition: The sum or number to be subtracted, or taken from another.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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