minuend

== English == === Etymology === From Latin minuendus (“something to be diminished”), gerundive of minuō (“decrease, diminish”), by surface analysis, minus +‎ -end. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɪnjʊˌɛnd/ === Noun === minuend (plural minuends) (arithmetic) A number or quantity from which another is to be subtracted. In the subtraction 10 − 4, 10 is the minuend and 4 is the subtrahend. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Other terms used in arithmetic operations: Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation === Anagrams === unmined == Catalan == === Pronunciation === === Noun === minuend m (plural minuends) (arithmetic) minuend (number from which another number is subtracted) === Further reading === “minuend”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007