SUBTRAHEND


Meaning of SUBTRAHEND in English

[ 'sʌbtrəhɛnd ]

■ noun Mathematics a quantity or number to be subtracted from another.

Origin

C17: from L. ~us 'to be taken away', gerundive of subtrahere (see subtract ).

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