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multiplicand

[ muhl-tuh-pli-kand ]

noun

, Arithmetic.
  1. a number to be multiplied by another.


multiplicand

/ ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkænd /

noun

  1. a number to be multiplied by another number, the multiplier See also multiplier
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multiplicand

/ mŭl′tə-plĭ-kănd /

  1. A number that is multiplied by another number.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of multiplicand1

1585–95; < Latin multiplicandum, noun use of neuter of multiplicandus to be multiplied, gerundive of multiplicāre to multiply 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of multiplicand1

C16: from Latin multiplicandus, gerund of multiplicāre to multiply
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Example Sentences

To multiply by 10, all you have to do is to put a cipher after the multiplicand.

In arithmetic operations it holds the addend, subtrahend, multiplicand, or divisor.

Therefore zeros in the multiplier would cause a corresponding change of position in the figures of the multiplicand.

It is only fair to admit, however, that the original multiplicand had been rather small.

Then the product has meaning: it is a concrete quantity of the same denomination as the multiplicand.

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