/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005