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aaron792
April 24th, 2008, 02:10 AM
What do u call for a number to multiply a multiplicator?
For example, in 8 × 32, the multiplier is 8.
Then what do u call about 32? Multiplicator?
In 3+4, is 3 be called 'augend' and 4 be called 'addend'? Or just the opposite?
Thanks!:)
23meg
April 24th, 2008, 02:21 AM
It's called the multiplicand.
aaron792
April 24th, 2008, 03:33 AM
It's called the multiplicand.
Thanks, 23meg.
Your help is just in time.
And can anybody give me another affirmation or correction about the statement
"In 3+4, is 3 be called 'augend' and 4 be called 'addend'? Or just the opposite?" ?
Grateful!
Lux Perpetua
April 24th, 2008, 03:58 AM
I have never seen the word "augend." In elementary school, I was taught that both numbers are called "addends." Here is the complete list I was taught:
addend + addend = sum
subtrahend - minuend = difference
multiplier * multiplicand = product
dividend / divisor = quotient
(I'm not 100% sure about the order of the operands in subtraction and multiplication, though.)
aaron792
April 24th, 2008, 04:06 AM
Great!
Exactly what i am looking for!
Don't know why the forum doesn't allow thanks given any more after its recent update?
LaRoza
April 24th, 2008, 04:28 AM
Great!
Exactly what i am looking for!
Don't know why the forum doesn't allow thanks given any more after its recent update?
augend is sometimes used as well.
For situations like this, wikipedia helps a lot, as does google.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addition
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aaron792
April 24th, 2008, 04:46 AM
Helpful advice!
Wait for the reimplementation of the thanks feature.....
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