Mathematics GCSE
general fractional index
What general fractional index means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A general fractional index combines a root and a power: a^(m/n) means the nth root of a raised to the power m, equivalently the mth power of the nth root.
Topics that use general fractional index
- Structure and calculation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Calculating with powers of 10
- Checking answers by substitution
- Checking for repeats and omissions
- Coefficient
- Conjugate
- Converting between ordinary and standard form
- Counting outcomes in context
- denominator
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