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power calculation

Spanish translation: cálculo de potencias / de exponentes

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English term or phrase:power calculation
Spanish translation:cálculo de potencias / de exponentes
Entered by: Gary Raymond Bokobza

19:07 Jun 30, 2003
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: power calculation
It is when you say " 8 to the power of 5", for example. There must be a generic way of saying it in Spanish
Gary Raymond Bokobza
Spain
Local time: 16:27
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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Ramon Somoza
Spain
Local time: 16:27
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Muchas gracias, Ramón. Justo lo que necesitaba. Gracias a todos los demás!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1elevado a
Javier Herrera
5ocho elevado a la quinta (potencia)
two2tango
5cálculo de potencias / de exponentes
Ramon Somoza
5Elevado a la XX potencia
Mariella Macera
4elevado a la potencia
mslang
4potencias/cálculo de potencias
Ricardo Basaez


  

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elevado a


Explanation:
SAlud

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Note added at 2003-06-30 19:14:03 (GMT)
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Ocho elevado a cinco
Más retórico: Ocho elevado a la quinta potencia


Javier Herrera
Local time: 16:27
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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agree  Pablo Tarantino
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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"

two2tango
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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!

mslang
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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"...

Ramon Somoza
Spain
Local time: 16:27
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Muchas gracias, Ramón. Justo lo que necesitaba. Gracias a todos los demás!
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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
Ricardo Basaez
Chile
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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.

Mariella Macera
Local time: 10:27
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