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addend

[ ad-end, uh-dend ]

noun

Mathematics.
  1. any of a group of numbers or terms added together to form a sum.
  2. (formerly) a number that is added to another in forming a sum.

addend

/ ˈædɛnd; əˈdɛnd /

noun

  1. any of a set of numbers that is to be added Compare sum 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

addend

  1. A number that is added to another number.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of addend1

First recorded in 1905–10; shortening of addendum
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Word History and Origins

Origin of addend1

C20: short for addendum
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Example Sentences

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In arithmetic operations it holds the addend, subtrahend, multiplicand, or divisor.

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