subtrahend
About 0.06 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.
In the subtraction 10 − 4, 4 is the subtrahend.
Similar words
minor subtraction minuend inverse augend subduction subtractability minus additive inverse remainder
Often followed by
is and to from in are digit of bit
Word family
subtrahends
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