multiplicand

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• enPR: mŭl'-tə-plĭ-kăndʹ, IPA ^(key): /ˌmʌltəplɪˈkænd/

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Noun

Singular multiplicand

Plural multiplicands

1. (arithmetic) A multiplicand is a number that is to be multiplied by another (the multiplier).

   In the expression 5 × 3, the "3" is the multiplicand.

Related words

• multiply