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minus-squarejendrik@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down3·1 year agosubtracting one from Exponent means halving (when the base is two): 2⁴ = 16 2³ = 8 2² = 4 2¹ = 2 2⁰ = 1 It’s a simple continuation of the pattern and required for mathemarical rules to work.
minus-squareuberrice@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoThis is confidently wrong. 3^0 is also 1. 2738394728^0 is also 1. Edit: just saw that technically you’re correct - sure. IF base 2, Exponent reduction equals to halving - dividing by 2. For x^y reducing y by one is equal to dividing by x, then we have the proof it always works.
subtracting one from Exponent means halving (when the base is two):
2⁴ = 16 2³ = 8 2² = 4 2¹ = 2 2⁰ = 1
It’s a simple continuation of the pattern and required for mathemarical rules to work.
This is confidently wrong.
3^0 is also 1. 2738394728^0 is also 1.
Edit: just saw that technically you’re correct - sure.
IF base 2, Exponent reduction equals to halving - dividing by 2.
For x^y reducing y by one is equal to dividing by x, then we have the proof it always works.