Dictionary

subtrahend en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʌbtɹəhɛnd/
• (Southern-England) audio

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”).

Meanings

1. A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.
   • In the subtraction 10 − 4, 4 is the subtrahend.

Forms

Relateds

successor · × ×... = (multiplication, factorization; factor) · + +... = (addition, summation) · √ = (root extraction; degree) · − = (subtraction) · × = (multiplication, factorization; multiplier) · + = (addition, summation) · Or sometimes (numerator) / (denominator) = (quotient) · = (exponentiation; base) · ÷ = (division; dividend) · log(base) = (logarithmization)

Synonyms

minor

Translations (33)

gl subtraendo (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · mr वियोजक (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · ja 減数 (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · ka მამცირი (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · cs menšitel (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · sh umanjitelj (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · tl pamawas (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · hu kivonandó (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · pt subtraendo (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · es substraendo (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · ast sustraendu (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · is frádragi (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · ko 감수 (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · mi tau tango (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · ko 뺌수 (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · es sustraendo (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · de Subtrahend (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · pl odjemnik (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · it sottraendo (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · az çıxılan (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · cmn 減數 /减数 (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · bg умалител (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · ceb tigkuha or tagkuha (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · ka მაკლები (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · ca subtrahend (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · ja 引く数 (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · fi vähentäjä (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · fr diminuteur (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · la subtrahendus numerus (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · ru вычита́емое (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · tr çıkan (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · izh vähentäjä (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) · ro scăzător (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another)