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SUBTRAHEND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does subtrahend mean?
• SUBTRAHEND (noun)
The noun SUBTRAHEND has 1 sense:
1. the number to be subtracted from the minuend
Familiarity information: SUBTRAHEND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The number to be subtracted from the minuend
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("subtrahend" is a kind of...):
number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)
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