zenzizenzizenzic
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[edit] Etymology
Coined by Robert Recorde (as zenzizenzizenzike) in his 1557 mathematics book The Whetstone of Witte, from root word zenzic.[1]
[edit] Noun
zenzizenzizenzic (plural not attested)
- (mathematics, obsolete) the eighth power of a number
- 1866 Charles Knight, The English Cyclopaedia: a new dictionary of Universal Knowledge, p1045
- From this and the word cube, various denominations of powers were formed, as zenzi-cubic for sixth, zenzizenzizenzic for eighth, &c., from which we are now happily delivered.
- 1866 Charles Knight, The English Cyclopaedia: a new dictionary of Universal Knowledge, p1045
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
[edit] References
- ^ "Zenzizenzizenzic" - the eighth power of a number, Michael Quinion, World Wide Words, accessed 26/6/2010
