Operand

In mathematics, an operand is a number or variable being worked on in an equation or inequality. In $1+2$, the operands are $1$ and $2$, and the operator is $+$.

Notation

In $(3+5)\times 2$, the operands are 3, 5 and 2, and the operators are $+$ and $\times$.

Name of operands

Operands have different names depending on the operation that is done to them.

$+$ Addition: addend

$-$ Subtraction: minuend & subtrahend

$\times$ Multiplication: factor

$/$ Division: dividend & divisor

$x^{y}$ Exponentiation: base & exponent

${\sqrt {x}}$ Root: index & radicand

$\log({x})$ Logarithm: base & power

\ Modulation: modulend & modulator

$n!$ Factorial: index

$\sum _{k}^{n}{x}$ Summation: summand

$\prod _{k}^{n}{x}$ Product: multiplicand

$\lim _{k\to n}{x}$ Limit: index & limit

$\lfloor x\rceil$ Nearest integer: index

$\lfloor x\rfloor$ Floor: index

$\lceil x\rceil$ Ceiling: index

$[x]$ Integer part: index

{$x$} Fractional part: index

Related pages

• Operation
• Operator