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Difference between Minuend & Subtrahend

Difference Minuend & Subtrahend

In Arithmetic:

Minuend is number from which subtrahend is to be subtracted.
Or we can say that:
Subtrahend is a number to be subtracted from minuend
E.g. 20 - 5
In the above arithmetic operation, 20 is a Minuend and 5 is a subtrahend

Consider the following figure illustrating Minuend & Subtrahend:



In Algebra:

Minuend is an algebraic number from which subtrahend is to be subtracted.
Or we can say that:
Subtrahend is a algebraic number to be subtracted from minuend
E.g. 2a - 2b
In the above arithmetic operation, 2b is a Subtrahend

Consider the following figure illustrating Minuend & Subtrahend:



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