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It refers to the fact that a cube is 3 dimensional whereas a square is only 2 dimensional

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What is a number called to the third power?

cubed


What is called a number raised to the power 3?

a cubed number or a number to the third power


Why is a number raised to the third power called cubed?

When you raise a number to the third power, you get the 'cube' of the original number


Raising a number to the third power?

Raising a number to the third power is referred to as cubed.


Is the number 216 a cubed number?

Yes. 6x6x6=216 When a number is cubed, it is multiplied to the third power.


Is a number to the third power cubed?

YES!!! A number raised to the power of '2', is said to be 'squared' A number raised to the power of '3' , is said to be 'cubed'. There is no corresponding , name/number for hight powers. It is just raised to the fourth power.


What is the name for a number to the second power?

squared as in square units and to the third power it would be cubed as in cubed units


What is cubed or third power?

cubed is when you times the number by itself 3 times e.g. 3times3times3=27=cubed


What word means to the third power?

The word that means to the third power is cubed. Mostly used in math, if a number or letter has a small 3 towards the top, that means its cubed.


Why is the expression 2 to the third power called 2 cubed?

cubed is 3 dimensional. Three being the main word/number. so they use 3 as cubed due to its ties with dimensional


What does cubed mean with exponents?

In exponents cubed means "to the third power"5 Cubed =5 To the third power =53 =15


What is eight calledf if you do eight to the third power?

it would be called eight cubed