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minuend

/ˈmɪn.ju.ɛnd/

minuendnoun

minuends

/ˈmɪn.ju.ɛnd/

Translations

In the subtraction 10 - 3 = 7, the number 10 is the minuend.

В вычитании 10 - 3 = 7 число 10 является уменьшаемым.

Definitions

A number from which another number (the subtrahend) is to be subtracted.

In the equation 10 - 4 = 6, the number 10 is the minuend.

Synonyms

number to be subtracted

minuendadjective

/ˈmɪnjuːˌɛnd/

/ˈmɪnjuˌɛnd/

Used attributively in technical contexts as in 'minuend operand', qualifying another noun

Definitions

Relating to or serving as a minuend; used before another noun in technical contexts.

In computer arithmetic, the minuend operand is stored in register A.