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Vinony

subtrahend

noun

  1. number being subtracted
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbtɹəhɛnd/

noun

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”).

  1. A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.

    “In the subtraction 10 − 4, 4 is the subtrahend.”