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minuend Arith.|ˈmɪnjuːɛnd| [ad. L. minuend-us (sc. numerus), gerundive pple. of minuĕre to diminish.] The number from which another number is to be subtracted.
1706W. Jones Syn. Palmar. Matheseos 12 The greatest of the given Numbers is called the Minuend. 1892Barn. Smith & Hudson Arith. for Schools 11 The smaller number is called the subtrahend. The greater is called the minuend. |