English Explanatory Dictionary

pentation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The arithmetic operation of repeated tetration.

Word forms

pentation pentations

Etymology

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

Derived words

pentational successor + = + +... = − = × = × ×... = ÷ = Or sometimes = √ = log(base) =
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