hexation

English

Etymology

From hexa- +‎ (itera)tion. The word was coined by the English mathematician Reuben Goodstein (1912–1985).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

hexation (usually uncountable, plural hexations)

1. (mathematics) The arithmetic operation of repeated pentation.

Coordinate terms

• succession
• addition
• multiplication
• exponentiation
• tetration
• pentation

Other terms used in arithmetic operations:

• successor
• addition, summation:

  (augend) + (addend) = (total)

  (summand) + (summand) + (summand)... = (sum)

• subtraction:

  (minuend) − (subtrahend) = (difference)

• multiplication, factorization:

  (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (product)

  (factor) × (factor) × (factor)... = (product)

• division:

  (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient)

  (numerator) / (denominator) = (quotient)

  Or sometimes = (quotient) with (remainder) remaining

• exponentiation:

  (base) ^(exponent) = (power)

• root extraction:

  ^(degree) √ (radicand) = (root)

• logarithmization:

  log_(base) (antilogarithm) = (logarithm)

Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation

See also

• Graham's number

Anagrams

• haxonite, thioxane