summand
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From sum + -and.
=== Noun ===
summand (plural summands)
Something which is added or summed.
==== Usage notes ====
One says that
x
{\displaystyle x}
is a summand of
z
{\displaystyle z}
if there exists some
y
{\displaystyle y}
such that
x
+
y
=
z
{\displaystyle x+y=z}
(where
x
{\displaystyle x}
,
y
{\displaystyle y}
, and
z
{\displaystyle z}
are all understood to be objects of a certain type, such as numbers, vectors, etc., which the context makes clear). For instance, working over the positive integers, 3 is a summand of 5 (because 3 + 2 = 5), but 7 is not a summand of five.
==== Synonyms ====
addend
==== Hypernyms ====
term
==== Translations ====
==== See also ====
Other terms used in arithmetic operations:
Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation