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hexation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hex-a-tion
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The arithmetic operation of repeated pentation.

Uncountable

Etymology

From hexa- + (itera)tion. The word was coined by the English mathematician Reuben Goodstein (1912–1985).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hexations (plural)

Phrases

Graham's number

Frequently Paired Words

Graham's number succession addition multiplication exponentiation tetration pentation successor

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does hexation mean?
The arithmetic operation of repeated pentation.
Where does hexation come from?
From hexa- + (itera)tion. The word was coined by the English mathematician Reuben Goodstein (1912–1985).

How to pronounce hexation

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