noun
- a number or quantity to be added to another in an addition problem
Usage: mathematics
Examples
- In the equation 5 + 3 = 8, both 5 and 3 are summands.
- The teacher asked students to identify each summand in the addition problem.
- When adding fractions, each fraction is a summand in the expression.
- The sum of all summands equals the total.
- In 12 + 7 + 4 = 23, there are three summands.
- Each summand must be clearly written before performing the addition.