Associations to the word «Subtrahend»

Wiktionary

SUBTRAHEND, noun. (arithmetic) A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.

Dictionary definition

SUBTRAHEND, noun. The number to be subtracted from the minuend.

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.