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operand

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɒpəɹænd/
  • US: /ˈɑpəˌɹænd/
  • US: /ˌɑpəˈɹænd/
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  • rhymes with -ænd

1

noun

Meaning 1

A quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3-x, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and x).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: quantity

History

Etymology

From Late Latin operandum. By surface analysis, operate + -and. Doublet of operandum.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: operand — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Esperanto: operando — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Finnish: operandi — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Finnish: laskettava — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • French: opérande — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Greek: τελεστέος (telestéos) — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Icelandic: þolandi — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Ido: operacario — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Italian: operando — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Japanese: 被演算子 (hienzanshi) — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Norwegian Bokmål: operand — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Polish: argument — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Polish: operand — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Portuguese: operando — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Romanian: operand — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Russian: опера́нд (operánd) — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Swedish: operand — quantity to which an operator is applied
  • Turkish: işlenen — quantity to which an operator is applied