addend

Number being totaled

An addend is a number being added to another number.

In the equation 3 + 5 = 8, both 3 and 5 are addends.

The term belongs to elementary arithmetic, where it helps students identify the components of addition problems.

arithmetic

summand

Term in addition

digit · term · factor · quantity · variable · constant · numeral · expression · value · element

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mathematical role in addition

addendsum

Addition's result

total · result · product · answer · outcome

arithmetic operation terms

addendminuend

Subtraction's first term

difference · remainder

mathematical operation type

addendminuend

Subtraction's first term

multiplicand · multiplier · divisor · dividend · factor

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addendum, addenda, addends

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