hyperoperation

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ operation

Noun

hyperoperation (plural hyperoperations)

(mathematics) One of a sequence of operations for compounding numbers that increase in growth iteratively.
The first four hyperoperations are successor, addition, multiplication, and exponentiation.

Coordinate terms

Other terms used in arithmetic operations:

successor
addition, summation:
(augend) + (addend) = (total)

(summand) + (summand) + (summand)... = (sum)
subtraction:
(minuend) − (subtrahend) = (difference)
multiplication, factorization:
(multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (product)

(factor) × (factor) × (factor)... = (product)
division:
(dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient)

(numerator) / (denominator) = (quotient)
Or sometimes = (quotient) with (remainder) remaining
exponentiation:
(base) ^(exponent) = (power)
root extraction:
^(degree) √ (radicand) = (root)
logarithmization:
log_(base) (antilogarithm) = (logarithm)

Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation

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