ETYM Latin multiplicandus to be multiplied: cf. French multiplicande.
In arithmetic, the number that is multiplied by another number (the multiplier). In mathematics, the multiplicand and the multiplier are interchangeable, depending on how the problem is stated, because the result is the same if the two are reversed—for example, 2 x 3 and 3 x 2. In arithmetic performed by computers, however, the multiplicand is different from the multiplier because computer multiplication is usually performed as addition. Therefore, 2 x 3 means “add 2 three times,” whereas 3 x 2 means “add 3 two times.” See also factor. Compare multiplier (definition 1).
The number that is multiplied by the multiplier.
Number or amount to be multiplied. + prikaži više