subtrahend

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.
    — In the subtraction 10 − 4, 4 is the subtrahend.

词形变化

subtrahends plural

词源

1670s, from Latin subtrahendus numerus (“number to be subtracted”), form of subtrahō (“to pull out from under, to subtract”) (English subtract).
By surface analysis, subtract + -end (“patient (recipient) of action”).
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