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Is there a special cause for using <math>5\times 5</math> instead of <math>5 \cdot 5</math> ? [[User:Alexander Wiebel|Alexander Wiebel]] 15:10, 3 July 2008 (CDT)
Is there a special cause for using <math>5\times 5</math> instead of <math>5 \cdot 5</math> ? [[User:Alexander Wiebel|Alexander Wiebel]] 15:10, 3 July 2008 (CDT)
== Maturity of the definition ==
At the request of a fellow Citizen, I am rewording the first sentence to sound more sophisticated -- I agree with him that the present version sounds like it is geared towards a child, rather than an undergraduate.

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 Definition:  A mathematical notation used to represent the operation of exponentiation. It is usually written as a superscript on a number or variable, called the base. For example, in the expression, the base is 5 and the exponent is 4. [d] [e]
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Cross vs. dot

Is there a special cause for using instead of  ? Alexander Wiebel 15:10, 3 July 2008 (CDT)


Maturity of the definition

At the request of a fellow Citizen, I am rewording the first sentence to sound more sophisticated -- I agree with him that the present version sounds like it is geared towards a child, rather than an undergraduate.

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