noun
- a quantity on which a mathematical operation is performed
Usage: mathematics; computing
Examples
- In the equation 5 + 3 = 8, both 5 and 3 are operands.
- The multiplication operator requires two operands to produce a result.
- Each operand in the expression must be a valid number.
- The computer program checks if all operands are integers before calculating.
- In binary operations, there are typically two operands involved.
- The function takes three operands as input parameters.