subtrahends
Quantities being removed
Subtrahends is the plural of subtrahend, the number being subtracted in a subtraction operation.
In the equation 10 − 4 = 6, the subtrahend is 4.
The term belongs to elementary mathematics instruction and rarely appears outside educational contexts: The worksheet asked students to identify the minuend and subtrahend in each problem.
Subtraction's first term
- differenceWay things contrast
- deductSubtract from a total
- minusSubtraction symbol
- take awayTo subtract or remove
operand · negative · borrowing · regrouping · place value · mental math · inverse · addend
Total quantity present
- valueImportance or price
- numberSymbol representing quantity
- integerNumber lacking fractions
- digitSingle numeric character
figure · decrement · reduction · decrease · portion · fraction · percentage · part
Fixed method or notation
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- computationMathematical processing work
- spreadsheetTabular data organizer
calculator · solver · estimation · accounting · bookkeeping · ledger · balance · reconciliation
minuend
Subtraction's first term
- differenceWay things contrast
- deductSubtract from a total
- minusSubtraction symbol
take away · operand · negative · borrowing · regrouping · place value · mental math · inverse · addend · remainder
amount
Total quantity present
digit · figure · decrement · reduction · decrease · portion · fraction · percentage · part · component
formula
Fixed method or notation
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- computationMathematical processing work
spreadsheet · calculator · solver · estimation · accounting · bookkeeping · ledger · balance · reconciliation · audit
subtrahendsdifferences
Ways things aren't alike
remainders · addends · sums · dividends · multiplicands
subtract, subtraction, subtracting, subtracted, subtractive, subtractor, subtracter