minuend

• Nom technique désignant le nombre auquel on soustrait un autre nombre (le soustracteur) dans une opération de soustraction.

A technical noun referring to the number from which another number (the subtrahend) is subtracted in a subtraction operation.

1. Number in subtractionC2formal

   The number from which another number (the subtrahend) is subtracted in a subtraction operation.

   Minuende

   • In the equation 10 - 3 = 7, the minuend is 10.
   • The minuend is always larger than or equal to the subtrahend in basic arithmetic.
   • To find the difference, you subtract the subtrahend from the minuend.