Meaning & use

subtrahend

noun·Academic

In a subtraction problem, the number that is taken away from another number.

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In the equation 9 minus 4, the subtrahend is 4.

Students learned to identify the minuend and the subtrahend before solving each problem.

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Subtrahend is a technical term used mainly in arithmetic instruction; the number it is subtracted from is called the minuend.

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