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multiplicand

American  
[muhl-tuh-pli-kand] / ˌmʌl tə plɪˈkænd /

noun

Arithmetic.
  1. a number to be multiplied by another.


multiplicand British  
/ ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkænd /

noun

  1. a number to be multiplied by another number, the multiplier See also multiplier

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

multiplicand Scientific  
/ mŭl′tə-plĭ-kănd′ /
  1. A number that is multiplied by another number.


Etymology

Origin of multiplicand

1585–95; < Latin multiplicandum, noun use of neuter of multiplicandus to be multiplied, gerundive of multiplicāre to multiply 1


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This product he again multiplied by 3, which gave 136,800, the product of the multiplicand by 300.

From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous

Let the task be to multiply a multiplicand of four figures by a multiplier of three.

From The Moral Instruction of Children by Felix Adler

It remained, therefore, to multiply this by 78, which he effected by multiplying 2,280, or the product of the multiplicand, multiplied by 5, by 15, as 5 times 15 is 75.

From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

It is only fair to admit, however, that the original multiplicand had been rather small.

From The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana by Edward Eggleston

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