pentation
pentation noun: the arithmetic operation of repeated tetration.
Noun
pentation (usually uncountable, plural pentations)
Forms of pentation
| plural | pentations |
|---|
Origin of pentation
From penta- + (itera)tion. The word was coined by the English mathematician Reuben Goodstein (1912–1985).
Words formed from pentation
- pentational
- successor
- + =
- + +... =
- − =
- × =
- × ×... =
- ÷ =
- Or sometimes
- =
- √ =
- log(base) =
Words that rhyme with pentation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about pentation
- What does pentation mean?
- Pentation means the arithmetic operation of repeated tetration.
- What part of speech is pentation?
- Pentation is a noun.
- What is the plural of pentation?
- The plural of pentation is pentations.
Words near pentation in the dictionary
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