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Answer for the clue "The number to be subtracted from the minuend ", 10 letters:
subtrahend

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Word definitions for subtrahend in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s, from Latin subtrahendus (numerus) "(number) to be subtracted," from gerundive of subtrahere "take away, draw off" (see subtraction ).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Subtrahend \Sub"tra*hend`\, n. [L. subtrahendus that is to be subtracted, p.fut.pess. of subtrahere. See Subtract .] (Math.) The sum or number to be subtracted, or taken from another (the minuend ) to find the difference .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the number to be subtracted from the minuend

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context arithmetic English) A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.