2007-09-10 07:26:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
yes index 2 is same as to power 2 etc
2007-09-10 07:34:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not necessarily. Indices is just plural of "index". "Index" can mean "power" in some cases, though usually it's used in roots. For example, in a cube root, the little "3" before the radical might be called an "index" number. In this case the "power" would be 1/3 though, not 3.
Also, you can have variables like "A1, A2, A3..." where the numbers are subscripts, those numbers can be called "indices" too. These don't have anything to do with exponents.
2007-09-10 07:35:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. An index is a subscript into an array or a vector. A power is something you raise something to (like square or cube).
2007-09-10 07:35:24 · answer #3 · answered by PMP 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES !!!!!
As POWERS is the plural of POWER,
so INDICES is the plural of INDEX.
There are subtle differences, but for everyday GCSE/AS/A2 maths they are interchangeable terms.
2007-09-10 08:07:29 · answer #4 · answered by lenpol7 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes indices are the same as 'to the power of'
2007-09-10 07:34:53 · answer #5 · answered by Elfsong 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
For up to G.C.S.E level I know they can be treated the same after that I wouldn't know for cirtan.
2007-09-11 23:04:26 · answer #6 · answered by Gem 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, they are different things
2007-09-10 08:25:43 · answer #7 · answered by Theta40 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋