Minuend Definition
mĭnyo͝o-ĕnd
noun
The number or quantity from which another (the subtrahend) is to be subtracted.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Minuend
Noun
Singular:
minuend
Plural:
minuendsOrigin of Minuend
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Latin minuendum thing to be diminished from neuter gerundive of minuere to lessen mei-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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