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Operand

In mathematics, an operand is one of the inputs of an operator. For instance, in

3 + 6 = 9

+ is the operator and 3 and 6 are the operands.

The number of operands of an operator is called its arity. Based on arity, operations are classified as unary, binary etc.

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