Meaning & use
minuend
In subtraction, the number from which another number is taken away.
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In the equation 9 minus 4 equals 5, the minuend is 9.
Students learned to identify the minuend and subtrahend before solving the problem.
A note on using this word
Minuend pairs with subtrahend (the number being subtracted) and difference (the result); all three terms appear together in math instruction.
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