WH54 Fachwortlexikon
Lernwerkstatt Aachen GbR
Mathematik | Physik | Chemie


Subtrahend


... is the same in English and German.


subtrahend means: in a subtraction problem the subtrahend is what you take away. In 12-3 you take away 3. The 3 is therefore the subtrahend. The number you start with is the minuend. The result is called difference:

12 - 3 = 9

minuend: 12
subtrahend: 3
difference: 9





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