subtrahend

Etymology

1670s, from Latin subtrahendus numerus (“number to be subtracted”), form of subtrahō (“I pull out from under, I subtract”) (English subtract). Surface analysis is subtract + -end (“patient (recipient) of action”).

noun

  1. (arithmetic) A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.
    In the subtraction 10 − 4, 4 is the subtrahend.

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