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hexation

hexation

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hexation

Etymology

From hexa- +‎ (itera)tion. The word was coined by the English mathematician Reuben Goodstein (1912–1985).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

hexation (usually uncountable, plural hexations)

(mathematics) The arithmetic operation of repeated pentation.

Coordinate terms

Other terms used in arithmetic operations:

successor
addition, summation:
(augend) + (addend) = (total)

(summand) + (summand) + (summand)... = (sum)
subtraction:
(minuend) − (subtrahend) = (difference)
multiplication, factorization:
(multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (product)

(factor) × (factor) × (factor)... = (product)
division:
(dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient)

(numerator) / (denominator) = (quotient)
Or sometimes = (quotient) with (remainder) remaining
exponentiation:
(base) ^(exponent) = (power)
root extraction:
^(degree) √ (radicand) = (root)
logarithmization:
log_(base) (antilogarithm) = (logarithm)

Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation

See also

Graham's number

Anagrams

haxonite, thioxane

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