noun
Mathematical term for the number being divided in a division operation. Used in arithmetic and algebra contexts.
割り算では、被除数を除数で割ります。
In division, the dividend is divided by the divisor.
この式の被除数は12です。
The dividend in this expression is 12.
商 is the quotient, the result of division. 被除数 ÷ 除数 = 商.
Compound of 被 (hi, 'receiving' or 'passive' prefix) + 除数 (josū, 'divisor'), literally 'the number that is divided'. The prefix 被- is used in mathematical terms to indicate the operand that undergoes an operation.