Mathematics GCSE
Index notation and repeated multiplication
What Index notation and repeated multiplication means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Index notation and repeated multiplication
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A positive integer power records repeated multiplication, where the base is the number multiplied and the index is the number of times it is used.
Topics that use Index notation and repeated multiplication
- 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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