operand

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈɑpəˌrænd/ UK /ˈɒpərænd/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a quantity or value on which an operation is performed

In the expression three plus four, each number is an operand of the addition.

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1 noun · a quantity or value on... argument term quantity value

Word family

Related forms operate operation operator

Etymology

From Latin 'operandum', neuter gerundive of 'operari' ('to work'), meaning 'that which is to be operated on'.

operandum Latin operari Latin

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Numbers & Quantity

# operand

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɑpəˌrænd
**IPA (UK):** ˈɒpərænd

## Meanings
1. a quantity or value on which an operation is performed

## Examples
- In the expression three plus four, each number is an operand of the addition.

## Synonyms
- argument
- term
- quantity
- value

## Related Forms
- operate
- operation
- operator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: operandum
- Root: operari

## Etymology
From Latin 'operandum', neuter gerundive of 'operari' ('to work'), meaning 'that which is to be operated on'.

## AI Etymology
Operand comes from Latin 'operandum', neuter gerundive of 'operari' ('to work'), meaning 'that which is to be operated on'. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "a quantity or value on which an operation is performed", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin operandum and Latin operari. Related words include operate, operation, operator.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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