operand
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- noun
- /ˈɔːpərænd/
- Specialized
- In mathematics, an operand is a value that is used in an operation, such as in the equation 3 + 4, where both 3 and 4 are operands.
- input operands
- submatrix operands
- precision operands
Examples
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Brickell's design requires both sum and carry registers for the operands A and B and the intermediate results D.
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We can go back, go to the other operand here and maybe set some other things, put in some other number and rerun the program.
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So we have operands which point to in other instructions.
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The operation on certain special input operands is defined to result in a special number.
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So if one of your operands is AC plus plus string, it's all fine.
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For double-precision multiplications, the operands are double-pumped at each stage to obtain the desired results with the required precision.
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Page faults that occur when fetching operands or storing a result are handled as described earlier for instruction fetch.
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The G5 FPU receives two operands on 64-bit buses from the FXU.
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The input registers receive the input operands from the FPRs, GPRs, and operand buffers, and the output of FPU dataflow.
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The input registers receive the input operands from the FPRs, GPRs, and operand buffers, and the output of FPU dataflow.
Academic text (1999)
Surface Forms
Etymology
Operand comes from the Latin root oper-, which means 'work' and is the same root in operate and operation. So an operand is something you 'work on' in math, a number or value used by an operation.