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From penta- + (itera)tion. The word was coined by the English mathematician Reuben Goodstein (1912–1985).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pentation
Today it means: The arithmetic operation of repeated tetration. Full definition →
Today it means: The arithmetic operation of repeated tetration. Full definition →
From penta- + (itera)tion. The word was coined by the English mathematician Reuben Goodstein (1912–1985).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.