Associations to the word «Minuend»

Wiktionary

MINUEND, noun. (arithmetic) A number or quantity from which another is to be subtracted.

Dictionary definition

MINUEND, noun. The number from which the subtrahend is subtracted.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.