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Figure in subtraction
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minuend
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
minuend \min"u*end\, n. [L. minuendus to be diminished, fr. minuere to lessen, diminish. See Minish .] (Arith.) In the process of subtraction[2], the number from which another number (the subtrahend) is to be subtracted, to find the difference.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context arithmetic English) A number or quantity from which another is to be subtracted.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"number from which another number is to be subtracted," 1706, from Latin minuendus (numerus) , gerundive past participle of minuere "to reduce, diminish, make small" (see minus ).
Usage examples of minuend.
Argonath, the ports of Talion, Vo, Vusk, Marneri, Bea, Pennar, Ryotwa, Minuend and great Kadein, there were further explosions of activity.
He had then visited the smaller city of Minuend and toured its fruitful provinces before swinging back through Kadein for one more parade in state.
Argonath: first Minuend, then Kadein and Marneri, then Talion and the rest all reported the infection.