minuend
/ˈmɪnjuˌɛnd/
noun
- In mathematics, the number from which another number (the subtrahend) is subtracted.
- To check your subtraction, add the subtrahend to the difference; it should equal the minuend.
- In the problem 10 - 3 = 7, the minuend is 10.
- The teacher explained that the minuend is always the larger number in a basic subtraction.