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Definition of operand noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

operand

noun
 
/ˈɒpərænd/
 
/ˈɑːpərænd/
(mathematics)
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  1. the number on which an operation is to be done
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin operandum, neuter gerundive of operari ‘expend labour on’, from opus, oper- ‘work’.
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