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addend

addend

7.0
A number joined with another number to make a total
  • noun
  • /ˈædˌɛnd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sumando
  • In a simple math problem, the numbers you are adding together are called addends.

Examples

  • The test consisted of addition and subtraction problems, each having three separate fractional addends (e.g., 1/2 + 1/6 - 1/3), and was piloted with a group of 43 college general math students.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Also, changing the order of the two addends did not change the sum in addition.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Missing addend task:

    Academic text (2014)

  • Whether there are addends or factors or whatever, the relationships among the elements are fixed; students may have choices to make about when to perform particular actions involving elements, but which elements must be combined is never in question.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Another Dimension: Overburdening Danny's Place-Value Construct. Another clue into Danny's conceptions about place value came from a missing-addend covering task.

    Academic text (2014)

  • In the equation 3 + 5, both 3 and 5 are considered addends.

  • When you add the two addends, the total is always greater than either number.

Synonyms

summand
vsaddend
  • Specialized
7.9

A number you add to others to get a total

is the precise term for the number joined to others in a mathematical sum
additum
vsaddend
  • Archaic
9.9

An extra thing attached to something else

is used only for numbers joined with others in a sum

Surface Forms

addend singular
addends plural

Morphology

addend = add (opaque) = add + end

The suffix 'end' does not transparently convey the meaning of a number involved in addition.

Etymology

Addend is related to the everyday verb add and comes from a Latin word meaning 'something to be added', from addere, made of ad- 'to' and dare 'to give'. So an addend is simply a number 'to be added', which is why it means a number you add in a sum.