addend

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/ˈæd.ɛnd/

noun

Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.

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summand
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Meanings

nounaddend (plural addends)

plural addends

  1. mathematicsAddendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.

    Synonyms: summand

  2. chemistryA moiety added to another molecule.
verbaddend (third-person singular simple present addends, present participle addending, simple past and past participle addended)

present singular third person addends · participle present addending · participle past addended · past addended

  1. To furnish with an addendum.
  2. chemistryTo furnish with an addend.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAddendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.

Similar
summand
Broader
term
Also see
addendumsummand

Origin

Short for addendum, by surface analysis, add + -end.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Basque batugai
  • batugaiany of various terms added together
Bulgarian събираемо, събираемо
  • събираемо (săbiraemo)any of various terms added together
  • събираемо (săbiraemo)term added to another
Catalan sumand
  • sumandany of various terms added together
Chinese Mandarin 加數 /加数
  • 加數 /加数 (jiāshù)term added to another
Czech sčítanec, sčítanec
  • sčítanecany of various terms added together
  • sčítanecterm added to another
Danish addend, addend
  • addendany of various terms added together
  • addendterm added to another
Finnish yhteenlaskettava, lisääjä
  • yhteenlaskettavaany of various terms added together
  • lisääjäterm added to another
French terme, cumulateur
  • termeany of various terms added together
  • cumulateurterm added to another
German Summand, zweiter Summand
  • Summandany of various terms added together
  • zweiter Summandterm added to another
Greek προσθετέος
  • προσθετέος (prosthetéos)any of various terms added together
Hungarian összeadandó, tag
  • összeadandóany of various terms added together
  • tagany of various terms added together
Icelandic samleggjandi, liður
  • samleggjandiany of various terms added together
  • liðurany of various terms added together
Italian addendo
  • addendoany of various terms added together
Japanese 加数, 足す数
  • 加数 (kasū)term added to another
  • 足す数 (tasu kazu)term added to another
Korean 가수, 더하는수
  • 가수 (gasu)term added to another
  • 더하는수 (deohaneunsu)term added to another
Māori tau tāpiri
  • tau tāpiriany of various terms added together
Norwegian Bokmål addend
  • addendany of various terms added together
Polish dodajnik, składnik
  • dodajnikany of various terms added together
  • składnikterm added to another
  • dodajnikterm added to another
Portuguese adendo, somando
  • adendoany of various terms added together
  • somandoany of various terms added together
Russian слага́емое, второ́е слага́емое
  • слага́емое (slagájemoje)any of various terms added together
  • второ́е слага́емое (vtoróje slagájemoje)term added to another
Spanish sumando
  • sumandoany of various terms added together
Swedish addend, addend
  • addendany of various terms added together
  • addendterm added to another
Tagalog panagdag
  • panagdagany of various terms added together
Turkish toplanan
  • toplananterm added to another
Cite this entry
APA

addend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addend

MLA

“addend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addend. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “addend,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addend.

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