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Summand vs Minuend - What's the difference?

summand | minuend |

As nouns the difference between summand and minuend

is that summand is something which is added or summed; for example in 1+2=3 the summands are 1 and 2 which form the sum, 3 while minuend is a number or quantity from which another is to be subtracted.

summand

English

(Addition)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something which is added or summed; for example in 1+2=3'' the summands are ''1'' and ''2'' which form the sum, ''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

    Synonyms

    * addend

    minuend

    English

    Noun

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

    • 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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