minuend

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  1. noun The quantity from which another quantity, the subtrahend, is to be subtracted. In the equation 50 - 16 = 34, the minuend is 50.

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  • The _subtrahend_ is placed _under_ the minuend to be _drawn_ from it. —  Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois
  • It may seem a matter of trivial importance whether the pupil increases the subtrahend number or decreases the minuend number when he subtracts digits that involve taking or borrowing; and yet investigation proves that to increase the subtrahend number is by far the simpler process, and eliminates both a source of waste and a source of error, which, in the aggregate, may assume a significance to mental economy that is well worth considering. —  Craftsmanship in Teaching
 

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  1. Latin minuendum, thing to be diminished, from neuter gerundive of minuere, to lessen; see mei-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin minuendus, to be diminished, gerundive of minuere, lessen: see minute.
 

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/ˈmɪnjuɛnd/
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