1670s, fromLatinsubtrahendusnumerus(“number to be subtracted”), form ofsubtrahō(“I pull out from under, I subtract”) (Englishsubtract).[1]
Bysurface analysis,subtract +-end(“patient (recipient) of action”).
subtrahend (pluralsubtrahends)
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Other terms used inarithmetic operations:
Advancedhyperoperations:tetration,pentation,hexation
subtrahend m (pluralsubtrahends)