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operand

[op-uh-rand]

Origin

noun Mathematics.

a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.

Origin:
1885–90; < Late Latin operandum, gerund of operārī; see operate

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Operand is always a great word to know.

So is subtract. Does it mean:

to take one number or quantity from another; deduct

a positive number that is equal to the sum of all positive integers that are submultiples of it, as 6, which is equal to the sum of 1, 2, and 3

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operand (ˈɒpəˌrænd)

—n
	a quantity or function upon which a mathematical or logical operation is performed

[C19: from Latin operandum (something) to be worked upon, from operārī to work]

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Word Origin & History

operand

1886, from L. operandum, neut. gerundive of operari (see operation).

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