operand

3 definitions found

operand - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

operand - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  operand
      n 1: a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed

operand - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  operand
  
     <programming> An argument of an operator or of a machine language
      instruction.
  
     (1995-08-18)