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multiplicand
[ muhl-tuh-pli-kand ]
noun
, Arithmetic.
- a number to be multiplied by another.
multiplicand
/ ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkænd /
multiplicand
/ mŭl′tə-plĭ-kănd′ /
- 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.
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In arithmetic operations it holds the addend, subtrahend, multiplicand, or divisor.
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Therefore zeros in the multiplier would cause a corresponding change of position in the figures of the multiplicand.
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It is only fair to admit, however, that the original multiplicand had been rather small.
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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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