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Change log entry 75900
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2022-09-29 07:28:39 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 71783 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
乘方 is not just squaring (raising to the power 2), as our definition suggests.
It's raising to *any* power.
See GF etc.

As M says, 乘方 is a synonym of 乘冪.
Diff:
- 乘方 乘方 [cheng2 fang1] /to square a number/to calculate the square/
+ 乘方 乘方 [cheng2 fang1] /(math.) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power/exponentiation; power/
- 乘冪 乘幂 [cheng2 mi4] /the power of a number (square, cube etc)/to exponentiate (math.)/
+ 乘冪 乘幂 [cheng2 mi4] /(math.) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power/exponentiation; power/
By MDBG 2025
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