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minuend
CIDE DICTIONARY
minuend, n. [L. minuendus to be diminished, fr. minuere to lessen, diminish. See Minish.].
In the process of subtraction{2}, the number from which another number (the subtrahend ) is to be subtracted, to find the difference . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
minuend, n. Math. a quantity or number from which another is to be subtracted.
Etymology
L minuendus gerundive of minuere diminish
ROGET THESAURUS
minuend
Subtraction
N nonaddition, subtraction, subtraction, subduction, deduction, retrenchment, removal, withdrawal, ablation, sublation, abstraction, garbling mutilation, detruncation, amputation, abscission, excision, recision, curtailment, minuend, subtrahend, decrease, abrasion, subtracted, subtractive, in deduction, less, short of, minus, without, except, except for, excepting, with the exception of, barring, save, exclusive of, save and except, with a reservation, not counting, if one doesn't count.For further exploring for "minuend" in Webster Dictionary Online
