addend

Thân thiện

A child writes an addend on the chalkboard.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A number to be added to another: In an addition operation, an addend is one of the numbers that is combined with another number (the augend) to produce a sum.

Usage

• The term "addend" is used specifically in the context of arithmetic and mathematics to identify the individual components of an addition problem.
• In the equation , both and are addends.

Examples

• In the addition problem , the numbers and are both addends.
• If the sum is 15 and one addend is 7, you can find the other addend by subtracting: 15 - 7 = 8.
• The order of the addends does not change the sum; this is the commutative property of addition.

Advanced Usage

• Missing Addend Problems: A common type of exercise where one addend in an equation is unknown and must be found (e.g., ).
• Multiple Addends: An addition operation can have more than two addends (e.g., ).

Variants and Related Words

• Augend (n): A less common term for the number to which an addend is added. In modern usage, all numbers in an addition are typically called addends.
• Addition (n): The mathematical operation of combining addends.
• Sum (n): The result of adding addends together.

Synonyms

• Summand: A mathematical synonym for addend.

Related Phrases

• Addend plus addend equals sum: A phrase describing the structure of an addition equation.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a number that is added to another number (the augend)