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Definition of Second power
1. Noun. The product of two equal terms. "Gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Second Power
Literary usage of Second power
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science Abstracts by Institution of Electrical Engineers (1910)
"If the head for any reason does not vary as the second power of v, a curve is
preferable to a coefficient. A diagrammatic outline of apparatus used in the ..."
2. An Introduction to Algebra Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction by Warren Colburn (1826)
"Hence it appears, that when an example involves the second power of the unknown
quantity, the value of the second power must first be found in the same ..."
3. An Introduction to Algebra Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction by Warren Colburn (1839)
"It is easy to find the second power of any quantity, when -the first power is
... When the number is the second power of a small number, the first power is ..."
4. Elements of Geometry by Adrien Marie Legendre (1825)
"We are now prepared to resolve all equations involving only the second power of
the unknown quantity connected with. known quantities. ..."
5. The North American Arithmetic ...: For Advanced Scholars by Frederick Emerson (1850)
"For example, 3 X 3 is raised to the second power of 3, ... Thus, 3X3 produces
the second power of 3, because 3 is used twice as factor; 3X3X3 produces the ..."
6. The North American Arithmetic: Part Third : for Advanced Scholars by Frederick Emerson (1834)
"For example, 3X3 is raised to the second power of 3, which is 9; ... Thus, 3X3
produces the second power of 3, because 3 is used twice as factor; ..."
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