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Fourth power - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Diapason, Diatessaron, Farthing, Fifth, Halftone, Interval, Note, Octave, Quart, Quarter, Quarto, Second, Semitone, Seventh, Sixth

In mathematics, the fourth powers are given by the expression

a4 = a × a × a × a

The sequence of fourth powers of integers goes:

1, 16, 81, 256, 625, 1296, 2401, 4096, 6561, 10000, ...

They are also formed by multiplying a number by its cube. Furthermore, they are squares of squares.

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