What is "operand"

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.

1886, from Latin operandum, neuter gerundive of operari (see operation).

n. (context mathematics computing English) A quantity to which an operator is applied (in $3\; -\; x$, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and $x$).

n. a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed

In mathematics, an operand is the object of a mathematical operation, a quantity on which an operation is performed.