Minuend Definition

mĭnyo͝o-ĕnd
noun
The number or quantity from which another (the subtrahend) is to be subtracted.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Minuend

Noun

Singular:
minuend
Plural:
minuends

Origin of Minuend

  • Latin minuendum thing to be diminished from neuter gerundive of minuere to lessen mei-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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