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单词 addend
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addend

[ ad-end, uh-dend ]
/ ˈæd ɛnd, əˈdɛnd /

noun Mathematics.

any of a group of numbers or terms added together to form a sum.
(formerly) a number that is added to another in forming a sum.
Compare augend.

Origin of addend

First recorded in 1905–10; shortening of addendum

Words nearby addend

Addams, Jane, addax, added entry, added sixth, added title page, addend, addenda, addendum, adder, Adderall, Adderley
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Example sentences from the Web for addend

  • In arithmetic operations it holds the addend, subtrahend, multiplicand, or divisor.

    Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3)|Digital Equipment Corporation
  • "I will addend to it, Leftenant," replied Meyer with perfect calmness and with his mechanical salute.

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British Dictionary definitions for addend

addend
/ (ˈædɛnd, əˈdɛnd) /

noun

any of a set of numbers that is to be addedCompare sum 1 (def. 1)

Word Origin for addend

C20: short for addendum
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for addend

addend
[ ădĕnd′ ]

A number that is added to another number.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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