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English

Etymology

Short for addendum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æd.?nd/

Noun

addend (plural addends)

1. (mathematics) Any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
2. (organic chemistry) A moiety added to another molecule.

Synonyms

• (any of various terms added together): summand

Hypernyms

• term

Coordinate terms

• (term added to another): augend, sum

Related terms

• add, addition

Translations

See also

• addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) + (summand) = (sum, total)
• subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference)
• multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product)
• division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend
• summation

Further reading

• addend on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

addend (third-person singular simple present addends, present participle addending, simple past and past participle addended)

1. To furnish with an addendum.
2. (organic chemistry) To furnish with an addend.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin addendus, short form of addendus numerus “number to be added”, which is derived from the Latin verb add? (“add to; annex”).

Pronunciation

Noun

addend m (definite singular addenden, indefinite plural addender, definite plural addendene)

1. (mathematics) an addend

Related terms

• addere
• addisjon

References

• “addend” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin addendus, short form of addendus numerus “number to be added”, which is derived from the Latin verb add? (“add to; annex”).

Noun

addend m (definite singular addenden, indefinite plural addendar, definite plural addendane)

1. (mathematics) an addend

Related terms

• addere
• addisjon

References

• “addend” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

addend c

1. (mathematics) an addend, an operand in addition

Declension

Synonyms

• term

English

Etymology

From Latin quoti?ns, from quoti?s.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kw????nt/
• (US) enPR: kw??sh?nt, IPA^(key): /?kwo???nt/

Noun

quotient (plural quotients)

1. (arithmetic) The number resulting from the division of one number by another.

2. (arithmetic) The integer part of the result of such division.

3. (mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.
4. (obsolete, rare) A quotum or quota.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

Other terms used in elementary arithmetic:

Anagrams

• not quite

French

Etymology

From Latin quoti?ns, from quoti?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.sj??/

Noun

quotient m (plural quotients)

1. quotient (result of a division).

Derived terms

• quotient intellectuel

Further reading

• “quotient” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).