minuend
What gets reduced
A minuend is the number from which another number is subtracted.
In the equation 10 − 4 = 6, the minuend is 10.
The term belongs to arithmetic instruction and is rarely encountered outside classrooms.
operand
Number in a sum
- dividendCorporate profit share
- multiplicandNumber being multiplied
- divisorNumber you split by
- factorContributor to result
addend
Number in a sum
- dividendCorporate profit share
- multiplicandNumber being multiplied
- divisorNumber you split by
difference
Way things contrast
- borrowObtain for temporary use
- regroupingOrganizing anew after scattering
- takeawayCore message retained
deduct · remainder · reduce · decrement · lessen · decrease · deficit · deplete
value
Importance or price
- arithmeticaddition, subtraction, multiplication, division, sum
- math termsnumbers, linear growth, square, operand, division
- subtractionsubtraction, difference, take away, borrowing, regrouping