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SECOND POWER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does second power mean?

• SECOND POWER (noun)
The noun SECOND POWER has 1 sense:

1. the product of two equal terms

Familiarity information: SECOND POWER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SECOND POWER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The product of two equal terms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

second power; square

Context examples:

nine is the second power of three / gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance

Hypernyms ("second power" is a kind of...):

number (a concept of quantity derived from zero and units)

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