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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
