My son has been asked to find out what one number subtracted from another is called. For example:
10 - 4 =
What is the mathimatical name for the '10' and the '4'. Any help would be appreciated.
2006-10-24 12:10:24 · 10 answers · asked by LivingDownSouth 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The 10 is the minuend and the 4 is the subtrahend. the answer is called the remainder.
2006-10-24 12:12:54 · answer #1 · answered by Kuji 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One number is subtracted from another is called a "difference".
As for '10' and '4', isn't it just 10 and 4? ^^; Or maybe you mean what they are called in the operation. Then they would be operands. Or subtrahend and minuend.
Try these sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuend
http://www.mathnstuff.com/math/spoken/here/1words/m/m19.htm
2006-10-24 12:13:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the 10 and the 4 are operands
the - is the operator
The result of a subtraction is sometimes called a difference.
2006-10-24 12:13:21 · answer #3 · answered by NordicGuru 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I know that the answer is called the Difference... but I wasn't aware that the 10 and the 4 had a name. I was a math major in college.
2006-10-24 12:12:45 · answer #4 · answered by Steven S 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
like if you take 10-4 it would be the difference is 6
2006-10-24 12:14:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the difference but there is no scientifical name for numbers
4 is a digit
2006-10-24 12:56:38 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
subtracted numbers
or
subtraction
2006-10-24 12:13:32 · answer #7 · answered by nuha k 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Subtrahend and minuend. I forget which is which, but you can check a dictionary.
2006-10-24 12:13:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Her this is my homework with some answers I hope this helps😇
2015-09-07 06:11:46 · answer #9 · answered by JazyJas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ten minus four equals six
2006-10-24 12:12:51 · answer #10 · answered by abersparky 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋