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subtrahend

[suhb-truh-hend]

Origin

noun Arithmetic.

a number that is subtracted from another.

Compare minuend.

Origin:
1665–75; < Latin subtrahendum, neuter gerund of subtrahere; see subtract

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subtrahend (ˈsʌbtrəˌhɛnd)

—n
	the number to be subtracted from another number (the minuend)

[C17: from Latin subtrahendus, from subtrahere to subtract]

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subtrahend

1674, from L. subtrahendus numerus "number to be subtracted," from gerundive form of subtrahere (see subtract).

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subtrahend

(sŭb'trə-hěnd') Pronunciation Key
A number subtracted from another. For example, in the expression 4 - 3, 3 is the subtrahend.