The result of using a number as a factor three times, written with an exponent of 3, as in a³. As a verb, to cube a number means to raise it to the third power.
例文
話し言葉 The cube of negative 2 is negative 8, because you're multiplying three negatives. −2 の 3 乗は −8。負の数を 3 個掛けるからね。
書き言葉・答案 Find the cube of −0.2. −0.2 の 3 乗を求めよ。
言い間違えやすいところ
cube は「立方体」と同じ語(1 辺 x の立方体の体積が x³)。x³ は x cubed と読み、立方根は cube root。
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