Addend Definition & Meaning

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addend American [ad-end, uh-dend] / ˈæd ɛnd, əˈdɛnd /

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 British / 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 Scientific / ăd′ĕnd′ /

1. A number that is added to another number.

Etymology

Origin of addend

First recorded in 1905–10; shortening of addendum

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

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