Help with subtraction????

Question

N - N = 2

What do you call the "N"? I know the answer is called sum. I know in multiplication, it is:

Factor X Factor = product
And in division:

Dividend divided into Divisor = Quotient

And in addition:

Addend + Addend = sum

So what is the "Addend" "Factor" or "Dividend/Divisor" in subtraction?

My father was testing me and I forgot. I'm five years old. Please!!

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Answer 1

The traditional names for the parts of the formula

c − b = a

are minuend (c) − subtrahend (b) = difference (a).

Answer 2

the addend/factor/dividend/divisor is just the numbers of the problem that you are using and minipulating to come out with your answer...for example...2+4=6....2 and 4 are you addends.

Answer 3

In mathematics the above expression is not valid because the substraction of two same quantity never be zero.
However in computer science the above expression you can write as N = N +2

It means the value stored at the address of N is replaced by the sum of the value stored at N and 2

As far as terminology is concerned
minued - subtrahend = difference

i hope it will help

Answer 4

the N is a variable...by the way that question is n-n=2 is impossible...as all letters in an equation need to be the same! for example 2n+n=6
in this example n=2.....2(2)+2=6

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(you have very good writing for a five year old)

Answer 5

The first is called the minuend and the second is called the subtrahend. The answer is the difference.

Answer 6

You mean the difference. The difference is the answer to a subtraction problem I think.

Answer 7

YOU'RE FIVE YEARS OLD?!?!?! O_O ... -calms down- okay... Minuend – subtrahend = difference

Answer 8

any number that when you - it it equals 2

Answer 9

difference