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19:07 Jun 30, 2003 |
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| Selected response from: Ramon Somoza Spain Local time: 16:27 | ||||||
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elevado a Explanation: SAlud -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-06-30 19:14:03 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ocho elevado a cinco Más retórico: Ocho elevado a la quinta potencia |
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ocho elevado a la quinta (potencia) Explanation: o bien "ocho a la quinta potencia", o apocopado "ocho a la quinta" En forma general la base expresada como número cardinal y el exponente como ordinal negativo. Así "20 to the power of 9" is "20 a la quinta". Excepciones "8 to the power of 2" = "20 al cuadrado" "8 to the power of 3" = "20 al cubo" |
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elevado a la potencia Explanation: In your example: 8 a la quinta potencia or 8 elevado a la quinta otencia Luck! |
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cálculo de potencias / de exponentes Explanation: But you would say: "8 elevado a 5", or "8 a la potencia de 5" or "el exponente de 8 es 5"... |
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potencias/cálculo de potencias Explanation: visita las urls adjuntas para mayor claridad Reference: http://descartes.cnice.mecd.es/4a_eso/Potencias_numeros_raci... Reference: http://es.geocities.com/pizarraytiza/mc3c.htm |
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Elevado a la XX potencia Explanation: Los exponentes de potencia se indican generalmente como: al cuadrado(2), al cubo(3) y de ahi en adelante se dice: a la cuarta, a la quinta, etc. |
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