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op·er·and

(ŏp′ər-ənd)

A quantity on which a mathematical or logical operation is performed.

[From Latin operandum, neuter gerundive of operārī, to operate; see operate.]

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operand

(ˈɒpəˌrænd)

(Mathematics) a quantity or function upon which a mathematical or logical operation is performed

[C19: from Latin operandum (something) to be worked upon, from operārī to work]

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op•er•and

(ˈɒp əˌrænd)

n.

a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.

[1885–90; < Late Latin operandum, ger. of operārī; see operate]

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operand - a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed

quantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

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operand

[ˈɒpərænd] N → operando m

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operand

n (Math, Comput) → Operand m

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As can be observed from table 2, this proposal requires less delay and area, and operates on small operands of magnitude.

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To use this simple hardware to do arithmetical operations, it is necessary to have bit-stream shaped operands [4].

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The measures have been developed for determining a quantitative measure of complexity directly from the operators and operands in the module.

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Adders, in particular, assume that the execution of an operation must be accurately completed within a prescribed time period, for e.g., a single clock cycle, independently of the input operands [1].

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Here, the operands to be added up, is divided into four approximately equivalent-delay multi-operand addition blocks.

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Signed-Digit (SD) Radix5 was employed to recode one of the input operands of the multiplier for the generation of the partial products.