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== Tetration and super-logarithm ==
== Tetration and super-logarithm ==
Tetration is iterated exponentiation, like how exponentiation is iterated multiplication. Tetration can be defined recursively as:
Tetration is iterated exponentiation, like how exponentiation is iterated multiplication. Tetration can be defined recursively as:
a↑↑b = 1 if b = 0
a↑↑b = 1 if b = 0
a&uarr;&uarr;b = a<sup>a&uarr;(b-1)</sup> if b > 0
a&uarr;&uarr;b = a<sup>a&uarr;(b-1)</sup> if b > 0
For example, a&uarr;&uarr;1 = a, a&uarr;&uarr;2 = a<sup>a</sup>, and a&uarr;&uarr;3 = a<sup>a<sup>a</sup></sup>.
For example, a&uarr;&uarr;1 = a, a&uarr;&uarr;2 = a<sup>a</sup>, and a&uarr;&uarr;3 = a<sup>a<sup>a</sup></sup>.

Revision as of 02:40, 15 June 2023

Super-pitch is a quantity that is equal to the super-logarithm (inverse tetration) of frequency, just as pitch is the logarithm of frequency.

Tetration and super-logarithm

Tetration is iterated exponentiation, like how exponentiation is iterated multiplication. Tetration can be defined recursively as:

a↑↑b = 1 if b = 0 a↑↑b = aa↑(b-1) if b > 0

For example, a↑↑1 = a, a↑↑2 = aa, and a↑↑3 = aaa.