noun
dividend
The number being divided in a division calculation.
In twelve divided by three, twelve is the dividend.
Etymology
The Latin form means something that is to be divided. In arithmetic it names the number on which the division operation is performed.
More examples
- She writes the dividend inside the division symbol.
- The exercise asks students to identify the dividend and divisor.
- A larger dividend changes the result when the divisor stays fixed.
Forms
dividend · dividends
Similar words
- divisor
- The divisor is the number dividing; the dividend is the number being divided.
- quotient
- The quotient is the answer to division; the dividend is the number divided.