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

multiplicand

/ mŭl′tə-plĭ-kănd′ /

1. A number that is multiplied by another number.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of multiplicand¹

C16: from Latin multiplicandus, gerund of multiplicāre to multiply

Example Sentences

It remained, therefore, to multiply this by 78, which he effected by multiplying 2,280, or the product of the multiplicand, multiplied by 5, by 15, as 5 times 15 is 75.

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The Multiplier is the number denoting how many times the multiplicand is to be taken.

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Let the task be to multiply a multiplicand of four figures by a multiplier of three.

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

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When it is necessary to write the multiplicand before the multiplier, the symbol � will be used, so that b � a will mean the same as a � b.

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