"operand" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒpəɹænd/ [UK], /ˈɑpəˌɹænd/ [US], /ˌɑpəˈɹænd/ [US] Audio: En-us-operand.ogg [US] Forms: operands [plural]
Rhymes: -ænd Etymology: From Late Latin operandum. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|LL.|operandum}} Late Latin operandum Head templates: {{en-noun}} operand (plural operands)
  1. (mathematics, computing) A quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3-x, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and x). Categories (topical): Computing, Mathematics Translations (quantity to which an operator is applied): operand [common-gender] (Danish), operando (Esperanto), operandi (Finnish), laskettava (Finnish), opérande [masculine] (French), τελεστέος (telestéos) [masculine] (Greek), þolandi [masculine] (Icelandic), operacario (Ido), operando [masculine] (Italian), 被演算子 (hienzanshi) (alt: ひえんざんし) (Japanese), operand [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), operando (Portuguese), operand (Romanian), опера́нд (operánd) [masculine] (Russian), operand (Swedish), işlenen (Turkish)

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