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Subtrahend vs Subtract - What's the difference?

subtrahend | subtract |

As a noun subtrahend

is a number or quantity to be subtracted from another.

As a verb subtract is

to remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.

subtrahend

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (arithmetic) A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.
    • In the subtraction 10 − 4, 4 is the subtrahend.

    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

    subtract

    English

    (wikipedia subtract)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number
    • If you subtract the $100 for gas and bridge toll, it was a fairly inexpensive trip.

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * subtraction