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multiplicand

multiplicand

1 8.2
A number you use with another number to find the total when you add it many times
  • noun
  • /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkænd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : multiplicando
  • When calculating 7 × 3, the number 7 acts as the multiplicand in the multiplication.
  • one multiplicand

Examples

  • Students multiply the multiplicand by each digit of the multiplier and then add the properly shifted results, which requires memorization of the multiplication facts for single digits (7; 64).

    Academic text (2014)

  • Long multiplication algorithms are used to solve problems with multiple-digit multiplicands.

    Academic text (2014)

  • In the equation 4 × 5, 4 is the multiplicand that is multiplied by the multiplier 5.

  • To find the product of two numbers, identify the multiplicand and the multiplier in the equation.

Synonyms

factor
vsmultiplicand
  • Specialized
77 2.8

A number that divides another number exactly

is specifically the number that is multiplied by another

Surface Forms

multiplicand singular
multiplicands plural

Morphology

multiplicand = multiply (semi-transparent) = multiply + and

The meaning can be derived from 'multiply' + the technical nominalizing suffix '-and' meaning 'that which is multiplied', but '-and' is a less familiar Latin-derived suffix mainly used in technical terms.

Etymology

The word multiplicand comes from multi- meaning 'many' and the same root as multiply, which means 'to make many'. So a multiplicand is the number that is 'made many' — the number to be multiplied by another number.