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minuend
[ noun ]
the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted
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minuend \min"u*end\, n. [L. minuendus to be diminished, fr.
minuere to lessen, diminish. See {Minish}.] (Arith.)
In the process of subtraction[2], the number from which
another number (the subtrahend) is to be subtracted, to find
the difference.
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