Operand

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Operand \Op"er*and\, n. [From neuter of L. operandus, gerundive
     of operari. See {Operate}.] (Math.)
     The symbol, quantity, or thing upon which a mathematical
     operation is performed; -- called also {faciend}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  operand
       n : a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  operand
       
           An {argument} of an {operator} or of a {machine
          language} instruction.
       
          (1995-08-18)