For numbers raised to the powers of two or three, we use special terminology.
A square number is a number that can be expressed as |n^2| where |n \in \mathbb{N}^*.|
To fully understand the possible values of |n|, it is essential to become familiar with the basic number sets and exponential notation. Then it is possible to start creating square numbers.
||\begin{align} &2^2&&=&& 2 \times 2 &&=&& 4 \\
&3^2 &&=&& 3 \times 3 &&=&& 9 \\
&4^2 &&=&& 4 \times 4 &&=&& 16 \end{align}||
Therefore, |4,| |9| and |16| are square numbers.
In geometry, square numbers refer to the area of a square.
A cubic number is a number that can be expressed as |n^3| where |n \in \mathbb{N}^*.|
To fully understand the possible values of |n|, it is essential to become familiar with the basic number sets and exponential notation. Then it is possible to start creating cubic numbers.
||\begin{align} &2^3&&=&& 2 \times 2 \times 2 &&=&& 8 \\
&3^3 &&=&& 3 \times 3 \times 3 &&=&& 27 \\
&4^3 &&=&& 4 \times 4 \times 4 &&=&& 64 \end{align}||
Therefore, |8,| |27| and |64| are cubic numbers.
In geometry, cubic numbers refer to the volume of a cube.