the " difference ".
In subtraction, the minuend minus the subtrahend equals the difference.
Minuend minus subtrahend equals difference
17 and 3 are prime numbers with a difference of 14.
The "minuend". The "subtrahend" is the number subtracted; the answer is the "difference".
the " difference ".
This is known as the "Difference".
In subtraction, the minuend minus the subtrahend equals the difference.
Minuend minus subtrahend equals difference
the difference
In subtraction, the minuend minus the subtrahend equals the difference.
If you are asking what the result is called, there are two terms for it: difference, and remainder.
Difference
The numbers that are subtracted are called subtrahends. (if a - b = c then a is the minuend, b is the subtrahend and c is the result.)
When you subtract one number from another, the result is called the difference. What does your question mean? If by "when two whole numbers are subtracted" you mean that you subtract one whole number from the minuend, and then you subtract another whole number from the difference, then the answer you get is another difference. In effect, you have one minuend and two subtrahends.
It is called the difference. To me: minuend - subtrahend = difference
17 and 3 are prime numbers with a difference of 14.