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how is 10^3 = 1,000 ? I don't get it. Isn't that 300?
linux kid said:how is 10^3 = 1,000 ? I don't get it. Isn't that 300?
Ki Man said:what you're thinking of is different. when you have an exponent, you multiply the larger number by itselfas many times as the exponent says.
linux kid said:how is 10^3 = 1,000 ? I don't get it. Isn't that 300?
neutrino said:Larger number? Such terminology could easily confuse the unwary reader.
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