Subtrahend

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subtrahend \Sub"tra*hend`\, n. [L. subtrahendus that is to be
     subtracted, p.fut.pess. of subtrahere. See {Subtract}.]
     (Math.)
     The sum or number to be subtracted, or taken from another
     (the {minuend}) to find the {difference}.
     [1913 Webster + PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  subtrahend
       n : the number to be subtracted from the minuend