subtrahend

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the number to be subtracted from the minuend

Etymology

1670s, from Latin subtrahendus numerus (“number to be subtracted”), form of subtrahō (“to pull out from under, to subtract”) (English subtract). By surface analysis, subtract + -end (“patient (recipient) of action”).

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