operand

American

[op-uh-rand] / ˈɒp əˌrænd /

noun

Mathematics.

a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.

operand British

/ ˈɒpəˌrænd /

noun

a quantity or function upon which a mathematical or logical operation is performed

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Etymology

Origin of operand

1885–90; < Late Latin operandum, gerund of operārī; operate

Example Sentences

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Some corporate buyers’ modus operand is to slap their name onto new acquisitions immediately and bring in their own managers to spread their corporate culture.

From Forbes

This sum is used to locate the operand.

From Project Gutenberg

The original address, Y, of the instruction will not be used to locate the operand of the instruction, as is the normal case.

From Project Gutenberg

Routines which require two operands, e.g., add, subtract, multiply and divide, require an index register to specify the address of the second operand.

From Project Gutenberg

The subroutines are called with one operand in the accumulator.

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