operand

[ op-uh-rand ]

nounMathematics.
  1. a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.

Origin of operand

1
1885–90; <Late Latin operandum, gerund of operārī;see operate

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British Dictionary definitions for operand

operand

/ (ˈɒpəˌrænd) /


noun
  1. a quantity or function upon which a mathematical or logical operation is performed

Origin of operand

1
C19: from Latin operandum (something) to be worked upon, from operārī to work

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