multiplicand

multiplicand — noun

1. In a multiplication problem, one of the two numbers you are combining; in tradit

1.名詞C1
釋義

In a multiplication problem, one of the two numbers you are combining; in traditional arithmetic, it is the first number of the pair — for example, in 4 × 9 = 36, the number 4 is called the multiplicand, and 9 is the multiplier.

例句

Jin wrote 8 as the multiplicand in the problem 8 × 6 = 48.

multiplicand in [number] × [number] = [product] structure

Leo's diagram showed that the multiplicand is multiplied by another number called the multiplier.

multiplicand × multiplier = product pattern

同義詞
  • factor

    more general term; refers to any number in a multiplication, without specifying order

  • operand

    very technical; broadly used for any number in a mathematical operation, not just multiplication

反義詞
  • multiplier

    the number by which the multiplicand is multiplied

文法句型

the multiplicand in [equation]

multiplicand + verb

用法筆記

In the traditional format 'multiplicand × multiplier = product', the multiplicand is the first number. Because multiplication is commutative (the order does not change the answer), modern mathematics often uses the term 'factor' for either number.

常見錯誤

❌In 4 × 9 = 36, the number 9 is the multiplicand.
✅In 4 × 9 = 36, the number 4 is the multiplicand.
💡The multiplicand is the first number being multiplied, not the second one (which is the multiplier).
❌The multiplicand and the multiplier are always different numbers.
✅The multiplicand and the multiplier can be the same number, as in 5 × 5 = 25.
💡The two numbers may be equal; what matters is which is which in the written form.