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There are many different meanings to the word base in mathematics and the answer will depend on the context. Some examples of base are:
- Lowest side of a plane figure. (Except that in the case of vertical trapezia for numerical integration, the base is vertical and the height is horizontal!).
- Lowest face of a polyhedron. However, in the case of prisms, the bases are vertical.
- The number of different digits in the counting system (decimal, octal, binary bases etc).
- The number which is raised to a given exponent to equal another given number (in logariths/exponentials).
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What does base mean in math terms?
The number or expression that is used as a factor in a repeated multiplication base could also mean the type of number system being used.Binary is base 2 mathematics normal everyday mathematics such as 9+9=18 is base 10
Are the base angles of a trapezoid ever congruent?
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Who gave the name mathematics to mathematics?
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: plural of obsolete mathematic[mathematics,] from Old French mathematique, from Latin (ars) mathematica 'mathematical (art),' from Greek mathēmatikē (tekhnē), from the base of manthanein'learn.'From Oxford American Dictionaries
What is the plural form of mathematics?
Mathematics"mathematics" is a plural noun already, the subject is Mathematics!
How do you find area using mathematics?
area of what? circle is pie times the radius squared, rectangle is base times height, and a square is the side squared
What are some examples of a base in mathematics?
Some examples of a base (mathematics) include our counting system, which is base ten. Computers use binary, or base two.
Why is math based on 60?
Base 60 mathematics, such as that you would encounter on a clock, is called sexagesimal mathematics.
What does base mean in math terms?
The number or expression that is used as a factor in a repeated multiplication base could also mean the type of number system being used.Binary is base 2 mathematics normal everyday mathematics such as 9+9=18 is base 10
Are the base angles of a trapezoid ever congruent?
Ask you're Mathematics Teacher.
What is the Mayans base numbers?
20 is the base the Mayan mathematics use back then
How is a transgression defined in mathematics?
A transgression in mathematics mean that there is a relation between elements of the n-th in a cluster of the fibre, and the n+1th cluster of the base of a fibre space.
What are the cartesian base vectors in mathematics?
They are unit vectors in the positive directions of the x and y axes.
What does the lower case e mean at the end of a number in mathematics?
It is the base of a log e=2.718281828
What does ln mean in mathematics?
Natural Log; It's a logarithm with a base of e, a natural constant.
How do you write a sentence with the word certainty in it?
Sentence:He tried to base the certainty of mathematics on that of direct observation and induction.
Who gave the name mathematics to mathematics?
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: plural of obsolete mathematic[mathematics,] from Old French mathematique, from Latin (ars) mathematica 'mathematical (art),' from Greek mathēmatikē (tekhnē), from the base of manthanein'learn.'From Oxford American Dictionaries
What is logarithmic function?
n mathematics, the logarithmic function is an inverse function to exponentiation. The logarithmic function is defined as The base of the logarithm is a. This can be read it as log base a of x. The most 2 common bases used in logarithmic functions are base 10 and base e.
