 | Dana Pond Colburn - Arithmetic - 1855 - 396 pages
...Thus, 5 taken 3 times as a factor = 5 times 5 times 5 = 125, bat 5 taken 3 times = 3 times 5 = 15. (d.) The product of a number taken any number of times as a factor is called a POWER of the number. Illustrations. 9 is the second power of 3, because it is the product of 82, ic, of 3 taken twice as... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - Arithmetic - 1856 - 392 pages
...5 taken 3 times as a factor = 5 times 5 times 5 <= 125, but 5 taken 3 times = 3 times 5 = 15. (d.) The product of a number taken any number of times as a factor is called a POWER of the number. Illustrations. 9 is the second power of 3, because it is the product of 32, ie, of 3 taken twice as... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - Arithmetic - 1856 - 194 pages
...or is divided into it* prime factors when it is divided into factors which are all prime numbers. 8. The product of a number taken any number of times as a factor, is called a POWER of that number. ILLUSTRATIONS. — 8, which U the product of 2 X 2 X 2, ». s., of 2 taken 3 times as... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - 1858 - 288 pages
...factors when any factors which will produce it are found. ILLUSTRATIONS. — 12 = 2X2X3; 30 = 2X3X5. (j.) The product of a number taken any number of times as a factor is called a POWER of that number. ILLUSTRATION. — 8, which ia the product of 2 X 2 X 2, ie of 2 taken 3 times as a factor,... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - Arithmetic - 1860 - 388 pages
...$12,000. What was each man's share of the gain ? . SECTION XVI. POWERS AND ROOTS 311. Definitions. (a.) THE product of a number taken any number of times as a factor is called a POWER of the number. — See 10*5, (d.) (e.) (/.) and Note. (b.) A ROOT of any number is such a number as, taken Homo number... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - Arithmetic - 1860 - 158 pages
...divided into factors which are all prime numbers. ILLUSTRATIONS. 18 = 2 X 3 X 3. 30 = 2 X 3 X 5. 10. The product of a number taken any number of times as a factor, is called a POWER of that number. ILLUSTRATIONS. 8, -which is the product of 2 X 2 X 2, ie, of 2 taken 3 times as a factor,... | |
 | John Alexander Henderson - Ready-reckoners - 1873 - 120 pages
...29 333 29 363 30 21 30 242 30 273 30 303 30 334 30 364 31 21 31 243 31 304 31 365 POWERS AND BOOTS. The product of a number taken any number of times...is such a number as taken some number of times as factor will produce a given number. If the root is taken twice as a factor to produce the number, it... | |
 | John Alexander Henderson - Ready-reckoners - 1882 - 232 pages
...29 333 29 363 SO 21 30 242 30 273 30 303 30 334 30 364 31 21 31 243 31 304 31 365 POWERS AND HOOTS. The product of a number taken any number of times...is such a number as taken some number of times as factor will produce a given number. If the root is taken twice as a factor to produce the number, it... | |
 | C. Frusher Howard - Ready-reckoners - 1884 - 144 pages
...observation : Numbers... 123456789 10 Squares.... 14 9 16 25 86 49 64 81 100 Cubes 1 8 27 64 125 216 343 512 729 1000 The product of a number taken any number of times as a factor, is called a power oi the number. A root of a number is such a number as taken some number of times as a factor, will... | |
 | David Eugene Smith - Arithmetic - 1905 - 316 pages
...the word times where there might be any misunderstanding. 30. Power. The result of taking a number any number of times as a factor is called a power of the number. For example, 2x2 = 4, and 4 is called the second power, or square, of 2. 2 x 2 is written 22. So 2... | |
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Power. The result of taking a number any number of times as a factor is called a power of the number. For example, 2x2 = 4, and 4 is called the second power, or the square, of 2, and the product 2 x 2 is written 22. 
