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operand

/ˈɒpəɹænd/ noun

Latin root: operandum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about operand at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

From Late Latin operandum. By surface analysis, operate + -and. Doublet of operandum.

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