TITLE: Is there a special name for the operands of a multiplication?
QUESTION [5 upvotes]: Sometimes operands for a specific operation are given a special name. For example, in division the first operand is a quotient, the second is a divisor. Is there a word that means "one of the operands in a scalar multiplication"?
(I'm trying to figure out a concise name for some variables in my code; the purpose of these variables is essentially to be multiplied.)

REPLY [7 votes]: You could also use the word "factor".