粵

次ci3方fong1

ci3 fong1cì fāng

English

  1. (raised to the) nth power
  2. the number of times a number multiplied by itself; power of exponent

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 數學概念;即係有幾多個一樣嘅數目乘埋一齊:一次方就係原本個數,二次方係2個一樣嘅數乘埋,三次方就係3個一樣嘅數乘埋,如此類推,特別嘅係零次方必定等於1

Examples

  • 三嘅三次方係廿七。

    3 cubed is 27.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 3的三次方等于27。

    3 cubed is 27.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 五的二次方是二十五。

    The square of 5 is 25.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 2的4次方乘3加4的平方加3是多少?

    What is two to the power of four multiplied by three plus four squared plus three?

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 五嘅二次方

    five to the power of two; five squared

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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