multiplicand

• Nom désignant le nombre qui est multiplié par un autre nombre (le multiplicateur) dans une opération de multiplication.

A noun referring to the number that is to be multiplied by another number (the multiplier) in a multiplication operation.

1. Number being multipliedC2formal

   In arithmetic, the number that is multiplied by another number (the multiplier) to produce a product.

   multiplicande

   • In the equation 5 × 3 = 15, the multiplicand is 5.
   • The teacher explained that the multiplicand is the first number in a multiplication problem.
   • When calculating 12 × 4, the multiplicand is 12.

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