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Multiplicand definition

mŭltə-plĭ-kănd
The number that is or is to be multiplied by another. In 8 × 32, the multiplicand is 32.
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A number that is multiplied by another number.
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(math.) The number that is, or is to be, multiplied by another (the multiplier)
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(arithmetic) A number that is to be multiplied by another (the multiplier).

In the expression 5 × 7, the "7" is a multiplicand.

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Noun

Singular:
multiplicand
Plural:
multiplicands

Origin of multiplicand

  • Latin multiplicandum neuter gerundive of multiplicāre to multiply multiply1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Multiplicand Sentence Examples

  • The table of multiples will then be as in C. The next step is to arrange the multiplier and the multiplicand above the partial products.

  • For elementary work the multiplicand may come immediately after the multiplier, as in D; the last figure of each partial product then comes immediately under the corre up to the multiplication of decimals and of approximate values of numbers, is to place the first figure of the multiplier under the first figure of the multiplicand, as in E; the first figure of each partial product will then come under the corresponding figure of the multiplier.

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