Definition:Operation/Operand
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Definition
An operand is one of the objects on which an operation generates its new object.
Examples
Addition
An example of an operation, from conventional arithmetic, is "$+$", as in, for example, $2 + 3 = 5$.
The operands (in this particular instance) are $2$ and $3$.
Multiplication
An example of an operation from conventional arithmetic is multiplication: "$\times$", as in, for example, $2 \times 3 = 6$.
The operands (in this particular instance) are $2$ and $3$.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): operand
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): operand