when you see the math expression 4^(1/2) , how do you know if it means to give just the positive answer, or both positive and negative answers
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Square roots -- positive and negative
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What is the accepted syntax for a negative number with an exponent?
152078
What would be the symbol for 'multiplication on division'?
857
8 / 4 (4-2) = ? What is answer?
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Emphasis of this double negative?
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Incorrect notation in math?
140086
Does $3-4+1$ equal $0$ or $-2$.. or maybe $2$?
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entire function with ist imaginary part positive
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Why do positive and negative variants of the same question elicit the same answer?
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What constitutes a double negative?
4140
Fermat's Last Theorem with negative exponent
6402
What does negative R-squared mean?
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Manipulating expression $(\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{2^{n+1}})(1-\frac{1}{2^{n+1}})$ in inductive step.
20187
What's the meaning of the exponent here?
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Interpretation of a combinatorial expression
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When is R squared negative?
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Meaning of notation with two letters inside of parentheses [binomial coefficient]