Subtrahend


noun, Arithmetic.
1.
a number that is subtracted from another.
noun
1.
the number to be subtracted from another number (the minuend)
subtrahend
(sŭb’trə-hěnd’)
A number subtracted from another. For example, in the expression 4 – 3, 3 is the subtrahend.

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