OPERAND


Meaning of OPERAND in English

/ ˈɒpərænd; NAmE ˈɑːp-/ noun

( mathematics ) the number on which an operation is to be done

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Latin operandum , neuter gerundive of operari expend labour on, from opus , oper- work.

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