单词 | to raise to a power |
释义 | > as lemmasto raise to a power c. transitive. Mathematics. to raise to a power: to multiply (a number or quantity) by itself a number of times so as to obtain the stated power. Also figurative (cf. nth adj. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > perform arithmetic or algebraic operations [verb (transitive)] > multiply > by itself or raise to a particular power quaderc1450 to multiply quadrantlya1552 square?a1560 cube1588 quadrate1613 square-square1670 involve1673 to raise to a power1675 cubify1676 figuratea1690 (to multiply) figuratelya1690 biquadrate1694 1675 J. Collins Let. 10 Apr. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1977) XI. 256 It is also applyed to the finding the rootes of Pure powers.., so that out of any number without ayd of Logarithmes you may raise any power per Saltum. 1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 621 To raise the Series az + bzz + cz3 + dz4, &c. to any Power whatsoever, write so many Series equal to it as these [read there] are Units in the Index of the Power demanded. 1707 J. Ward Young Mathematician's Guide ii. 157 To Raise the Binomial Root a+ b to the Seventh Power. 1798 C. Hutton Course Math. I. 201 To involve or raise Surd Quantities to any Power. 1827 R. H. Froude Remains (1838) I. 219 My notions about it have been..very fuddled and bewildered;..if I were to attempt to analyse and explain them, I might raise my fuddle to the nth power. a1831 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) I. 544/2 Both members of an equation may be raised to the same power. 1893 S. L. Loney Anal. Trig. 22 Raise each of these quantities to the pth power. 1903 Daily Chron. 9 May 4/5 The adventures of Sherlock Holmes are cerebrality raised to the power of n. 1944 Astounding Sci.-Fiction May 25/1 Gravitic phenomena propagates at the speed of light raised to the power of 2.71828—That's our limiting velocity. 1995 C. D. Short Shining Shining Path xxii. 334 The concept of a child's finger-silhouettes on a flashlighted wall raised to the thousandth power. < as lemmas |
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