Poll of the Day > If a number to a power of 2 is squared, and a number to a power of 3 cubed

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TheWorstPoster 09/12/20 2:27:17 AM #1:	Then why not a number to a power of 4 "tesseracted"? <cite>TheWorstPoster posted [p:944507185] in If a numbe... [t:78969788]...</cite> <quote>Then why not a number to a power of 4 "tesseracted"? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 09/12/20 2:37:31 AM #2:	Because the geometric concept didn't exist when the mathematical concept was created. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:944507349] in If a numbe... [t:78969788]...</cite> <quote>Because the geometric concept didn't exist when the mathematical concept was created.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 09/12/20 7:11:55 AM #3:	ParanoidObsessive posted... Because the geometric concept didn't exist when the mathematical concept was created. And while retconning it would be possible, the fact that only nerds know what a tesseract even is limits its colloquial viability, plus "to the fourth" is faster to say than "tesseracted" (3 versus 4 syllables). "Tesseracted" is marginally quicker to type if we include spaces in the character count (12 vs. 11), but that's an extremely trivial difference that's made completely moot by the fact that it's far more common and practical to just type "^4." --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:944510659] in If a numbe... [t:78969788]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Because the geometric concept didn't exist when the mathematical concept was created.</quote> And while retconning it would be possible, the fact that only nerds know what a tesseract even is limits its colloquial viability, plus "to the fourth" is faster to say than "tesseracted" (3 versus 4 syllables). "Tesseracted" is marginally quicker to type if we include spaces in the character count (12 vs. 11), but that's an extremely trivial difference that's made completely moot by the fact that it's far more common and practical to just type "^4." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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