From 88c3ea9b73840679861ebbe05a150d0e818d4e85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MaxLearnToCode <44282200+MaxLearnToCode@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2018 13:35:39 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Fixed misspelled word multiply, and evaluate (#21822) * Fixed misspelled word multiply, and evaluate * Update index.md --- guide/english/mathematics/exponents/index.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/guide/english/mathematics/exponents/index.md b/guide/english/mathematics/exponents/index.md index 4614960acb..59dae9904d 100644 --- a/guide/english/mathematics/exponents/index.md +++ b/guide/english/mathematics/exponents/index.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Exponents --- ## Exponents -An exponent is shorthand for the the number of times a number is multipled by itself. It is often denoted with a superscript, karat, or with "to the power of" such as: +An exponent is shorthand for the the number of times a number is multiplied by itself. It is often denoted with a superscript, karat, or with "to the power of" such as: - 23 - 2^3 @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ An exponent is shorthand for the the number of times a number is multipled by it In this example, 3 is the exponent. -To compute the value of 23, you would multiple 2 to itself 3 times: 2 * 2 * 2. This evalutes to 8. +To compute the value of 23, you would multiply 2 to itself 3 times: 2 * 2 * 2. This evaluates to 8. Common exponents have special names: - Exponent of 2 is often referred to as squared. So 32 is referred to as 3 squared, evaluating to 9.