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MINUEND [1 record]

Record 1 2004-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Arithmetic and Number Theory
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

In a subtraction operation, the number or quantity from which another number or quantity is subtracted.

OBS

minuend: term and definition reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
  • Mathématiques informatiques
DEF

Dans une soustraction, nombre ou grandeur duquel un autre nombre ou une autre grandeur est soustrait.

OBS

diminuende : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aritmética y teoría de los números
  • Matemáticas para computación
DEF

Cantidad de la cual se sustrae otra cantidad o se va a sustraer; uno de los operandos usados en la sustracción.

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