different between subtrahend vs subtract

English

Etymology

1670s, from Latin subtrahendus numerus (“number to be subtracted”), form of subtrah? (“I pull out from under, I subtract”) (English subtract).

Surface analysis is subtract +? -end (“patient (recipient) of action”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?bt??h?nd/

Noun

subtrahend (plural subtrahends)

1. (arithmetic) A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.

   In the subtraction 10 ? 4, 4 is the subtrahend.

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

References

Anagrams

• Bundesrath

Catalan

Noun

subtrahend m (plural subtrahends)

1. (arithmetic) subtrahend (a number to be subtracted from another)

Further reading

• “subtrahend” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subtractus, perfect passive participle of subtrah? (“I draw from beneath; withdraw, remove”); from sub (“under”) + trah? (“I draw, pull, drag”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s?b?t?ækt/

Verb

subtract (third-person singular simple present subtracts, present participle subtracting, simple past and past participle subtracted)

1. (transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number

   If you subtract the $100 for gas from the total cost, it was a fairly inexpensive trip.

Synonyms

• unadd

Antonyms

• add

Related terms

• subtraction

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