addend

[ ad-end, uh-dend ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Mathematics.

addend

/ əˈdɛnd; ˈædɛnd /

addend

/ ăd′ĕnd′ /

Origin of addend¹

First recorded in 1905–10; shortening of addendum

Origin of addend¹

C20: short for addendum

"I will addend to it, Leftenant," replied Meyer with perfect calmness and with his mechanical salute.

In arithmetic operations it holds the addend, subtrahend, multiplicand, or divisor.

Bot dat has nodings hier to zay—zo, blease, (professorial air for this) you vill addend!

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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