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min·u·end  (mny-nd)

n.

The quantity from which another quantity, the subtrahend, is to be subtracted. In the equation 50 - 16 = 34, the minuend is 50.

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[Latin minuendum, thing to be diminished, from neuter gerundive of minuere, to lessen; see mei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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minuend [ˈmɪnjʊˌɛnd]

n

(Mathematics) the number from which another number, the subtrahend is to be subtracted

[from Latin minuendus (numerus) (the number) to be diminished]

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minuend  (mny-nd)

A number from which another is subtracted. For example, in the numerical expression 100 - 23 = 77, the minuend is 100.

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minuend - the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"