subtrahend

n. 减数 [计] 减数

发音

其它 /ˈsʌbtɹəhɛnd/

词形变化

subtrahends 复数 subtrahends

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.

    减数

    In the subtraction 10 − 4, 4 is the subtrahend.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

number

词源

1670s, from Latin subtrahendus numerus (“number to be subtracted”), form of subtrahō (“to pull out from under, to subtract”) (English subtract). By surface analysis, subtract + -end (“patient (recipient) of action”).

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