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operand

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Operand (noun) means a number or quantity that an operator works on, such as the 3 and the x in 3-x.

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A number or quantity that an operator works on, such as the 3 and the x in 3-x.
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Etymology

Comes from Late Latin operandum. By surface analysis it is operate + -and. It is a doublet of operandum.

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"operand" (noun) means a number or quantity that an operator works on, such as the 3 and the x in 3-x.
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