10-28-2022, 11:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-28-2022, 11:17 PM by PhilOfPerth.)
Firstly, I'm not dumb, I'm old and easily confused, so please try to keep any response simple and unencumbered. 
I understand that 2^2 means 2*2, and 2^3 means 2*2*2. But I just can't get my head around 2^2.5 and similar. It's obviously not 2*2*half of 2, which is 2*2*1. Can someone explain (clearly) what the term means? My calculator tell me it's about 5.6568 but I can't see where this comes from.
I understand that 2^2 means 2*2, and 2^3 means 2*2*2. But I just can't get my head around 2^2.5 and similar. It's obviously not 2*2*half of 2, which is 2*2*1. Can someone explain (clearly) what the term means? My calculator tell me it's about 5.6568 but I can't see where this comes from.
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