MINUEND Definition & Meaning

minuend

[ min-yoo-end ]

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noun

Arithmetic.

a number from which another is subtracted.

minuend

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noun

the number from which another number, the subtrahend, is to be subtracted Compare subtrahend

minuend

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A number from which another is subtracted. For example, in the numerical expression 100 − 23 = 77, the minuend is 100.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of minuend¹

1700–10; < Latin minuendus ( numerus ) (number) to be diminished or made smaller, (gerundive of minuere ), equivalent to minu- ( minus ) + -endus gerundive suffix

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of minuend¹

C18: from Latin minuendus ( numerus ) (the number) to be diminished

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Because log ratios are obtained by subtraction, a previous multiplication of minuend and subtrahend by a correction factor will not be eliminated.

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The subtrahend is placed under the minuend to be drawn from it.

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