Operand vs. Operator
Difference Between Operand and Operator
Operandnoun
A quantity to which an operator is applied (in , the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and ).
Operatornoun
One who operates.
Operandnoun
a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed
Operatornoun
A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to establish temporary network connections.
Operatornoun
(mathematics) A function or other mapping that carries variables defined on a domain into another variable or set of variables in a defined range.
Operatornoun
Chinese whispers.
Operatornoun
(informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods.
Operatornoun
A member of a military Special Operations unit.
Operatornoun
(computing) The administrator of a channel or network on IRC.
Operatornoun
(computing) A symbol that represents a construct in a programming language and differs from a normal function in its syntax.
Operatornoun
(linguistics) A kind of expression that enters into an a-bar movement dependency and is said to bind a variable.
In the sentence "What did Bill say he wants to buy?", "what" is an operator, binding a phonetically empty variable.Operatornoun
(mathematics) a symbol that represents a function from functions to functions;
the integral operatorOperatornoun
an agent that operates some apparatus or machine;
the operator of the switchboardOperatornoun
someone who owns or operates a business;
who is the operator of this franchise?Operatornoun
a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
Operatornoun
a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
