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单词 minuend
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minuend

[ min-yoo-end ]
/ ˈmɪn yuˌɛnd /

noun Arithmetic.

a number from which another is subtracted.
Compare subtrahend.

Origin of minuend

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

Words nearby minuend

Minto, Minton, mint sauce, minty, Minucius Felix, minuend, minuet, Minuit, minus, minuscule, minus cyclophoria
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Example sentences from the Web for minuend

  • Which is the larger (largest) number, the minuend or the subtrahend?

    Practical Exercises in English|Huber Gray Buehler
  • The subtrahend is placed under the minuend to be drawn from it.

    Orthography|Elmer W. Cavins
  • Minuend, min′ū-end, n. the number from which another is to be subtracted.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for minuend

minuend
/ (ˈmɪnjʊˌɛnd) /

noun

the number from which another number, the subtrahend, is to be subtractedCompare subtrahend

Word Origin for minuend

C18: from Latin minuendus (numerus) (the number) to be diminished
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for minuend

minuend
[ mĭnyōō-ĕnd′ ]

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