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addend

/əˈdɛnd/
/əˈdɛnd/
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Addend is a math term for any number that's added to another. If you add 10 to 15, then 10 is the addend. You can also call an addend a summand.

When it comes to addition, the numbers you're working with are addends—the equivalent in multiplication would be called factors. If you're adding 7 to 112, the 7 is an addend and the second number is officially called an augend, although you'll rarely hear anyone except a math teacher use either of these terms. The Latin root of addend is addere, "to add to, join, or attach."

Definitions of addend
  1. noun
    a number that is added to another number (the augend)
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    type of:
    number
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
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