multiplicand

First multiplication operand

A multiplicand is a number that is to be multiplied by another.

In the expression 6 × 4, the multiplicand is 6—the quantity being taken four times.

The term belongs to formal arithmetic instruction and is rarely encountered outside mathematics education.

The number doing the multiplying is the multiplier.

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