subtraction.
The original number is known as a subtrahend, while the number being subtracted is called the subtractor.
subtrahend
the " difference ".
resultant
Called a "discount".
Difference
The original number is known as a subtrahend, while the number being subtracted is called the subtractor.
resultant
subtrahend
the " difference ".
subtrahend
minuend
When heat is added, it is called heat absorption or heat gain. When heat is subtracted, it is called heat release or heat loss.
The subtrahend is the number that is subtracted from another number, called the minuend, that results in the difference.
The numbers that are subtracted are called subtrahends. (if a - b = c then a is the minuend, b is the subtrahend and c is the result.)
A discount.
minuend - subtrahend = difference Think of SUBtrahend as the number that is being SUBtracted.