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
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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
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 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
That Dakin did not also was only due to the unavoidable fact that he had no multiplicand to set over the multiplier.
From Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond by Harry Alverson Franck
Such was the multiplicand to make the future race.
From The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by George Alfred Townsend
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