Definitions
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- n. the fourth power of a number
Etymologies
Coined by Robert Recorde (as zenzizenzike) in his 1557 mathematics book The Whetstone of Witte, from root word zenzic. (Wiktionary)
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The fourth power was represented by the square of a square, zenzizenzic, which is a condensed form of the Italian censo di censo, used by Leonardo of Pisa in his famous book Liber Abaci of 1202.
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