Etymology

minuend

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Today it means: A number or quantity from which another is to be subtracted. Full definition →

Latin minuendus
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  1. Latin · derived fromminuendus“something to be diminished”
  2. English todayminuend

From Latin minuendus (“something to be diminished”), gerundive of minuō (“decrease, diminish”), by surface analysis, minus + -end.

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