noun
- numbers that are to be multiplied by another number (the multiplier)
Usage: mathematics
Examples
- In the equation 7 × 3 = 21, the number 7 is the multiplicand.
- Students learned to identify multiplicands in various multiplication problems.
- The multiplicands in these exercises range from single digits to three-digit numbers.
- When multiplying fractions, both numerators serve as multiplicands.
- The teacher explained that multiplicands come before the multiplication sign.
- Large multiplicands require careful alignment in long multiplication.