multiplicand

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In mathematics, the multiplicand is the number that is to be multiplied by another number. For example, in the equation (7 \times 8 = 56), 7 is the multiplicand, and 8 is the multiplier. The multiplicand is the number being acted upon by the multiplier to produce a product. The term "multiplicand" is derived from Latin and was first used in 1594.12

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$A page from a first-grade workbook typical of “new math” might state: “Draw connecting lines from triangles in the first set to triangles in the second set. Are the two sets equivalent in number?”$
arithmetic
Addition and multiplication
…number 5 is called the multiplicand; the number 3, which denotes the number of summands, is called the multiplier; and the result 3 × 5 is called the product. The symbol × of this operation is read “times.” If such letters as a and b are used to denote the…
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…number 5 is called the multiplicand; the number 3, which denotes the number of summands, is called the multiplier; and the result 3 × 5 is called the product. The symbol × of this operation is read “times.” If such letters as a and b are used to denote the…
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