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Divisor vs Augend - What's the difference?

divisor | augend |

Augend is a see also of divisor.

Divisor is a see also of augend.


As nouns the difference between divisor and augend

is that divisor is (arithmetic) a number or expression that another is to be divided by while augend is (arithmetic) a quantity to which another is added.

divisor

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (arithmetic) A number or expression that another is to be divided by.
    • In "42 ÷ 3" the divisor is the 3.
  • An integer that divides another integer an integral number of times.
    • The positive divisors of 6 are 1, 2 and 3.

    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 * denominator

    Anagrams

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    augend

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (arithmetic) A quantity to which another is added.
    • In "4 + 5", 4 is the augend

    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

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