Swahili
kitoleo
kee-toh-LEH-oh
How to say it
Swahilikitoleokee-toh-LEH-ohsoon
Englishsubtrahendsoon
Frenchdiminuteursoon
Meaning
in mathematics, the number that is subtracted from another number, the subtrahend.
Good to know
Math term.
Examples
- Katika hesabu ya kutoa, kitoleo ni namba inayoondolewa.In subtraction, the subtrahend is the number being taken away.
- Mwalimu alionyesha jinsi ya kutambua kitoleo katika tatizo la hesabu.The teacher showed how to identify the subtrahend in a math problem.
- Katika tisa kutoa nne ni tano, namba nne ndiyo kitoleo.In nine minus four equals five, the number four is the subtrahend.
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