summand
- noun
- /ˈsʌmˌænd/
- Specialized
:
sumando
- To find the total, simply add each summand together until you reach the final sum.
Examples
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The first summand estimates a multiplicative correction for counts to group size; the second summand estimates an additive bias proportional to the count multiplied by the density of the group.
Academic text (2000) -
In the equation 3 + 5 = 8, both 3 and 5 are summands that combine to make 8.
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But now you see that each summand is always non negative, right?
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The first summand estimates a multiplicative correction for counts to group size; the second summand estimates an additive bias proportional to the count multiplied by the density of the group.
Academic text (2000) -
In math class, we learned that a summand is a value we add in an addition problem.
Synonyms
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A single part of a math expression that you add or subtract
A number joined with another number to make a total
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Summand comes from sum 'total' and the ending -and, a Latin ending meaning 'something to be done', so it names what must be done to the sum. So a summand is a number 'to be added' when you add numbers, one of the pieces that makes the total, much like the word addend.