multiplicand
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of multiplicand
1585–95; < Latin multiplicandum, noun use of neuter of multiplicandus to be multiplied, gerundive of multiplicāre to multiply 1
Vocabulary lists containing multiplicand
Example Sentences
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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
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 Eggleston, Edward
For elementary work the multiplicand may come immediately after the multiplier, as in D; the last figure of each partial product then comes immediately under the corresponding figure of the multiplier.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
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
Multiply 623 by 3OPERATION Multiplicand 623 Multiplier 3 Product 1869 Explanation.—For convenience we write the multiplier under the multiplicand, and begin with units to multiply.
From The Psychology of Arithmetic by Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)
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