Hawaiian Phrase · Numbers
helu mana
Pronunciation: /HEH-loo MAH-nah/
Meaning
Exponent, power (in mathematics). This term refers to a mathematical exponent.
Example sentences
ʻElima ka helu mana no ka pākahi o ka nui, no laila, ʻo 5¹ ka mea like me 5.
Five is the exponent for the base of one, so 5¹ is the same as 5.
Ma ka makemakika, ua aʻo kāua i ka helu mana, ʻo ia hoʻi ka helu i kau ʻia ma luna o kekahi helu e hōʻike ana i ka nui o ka hōʻiliʻili.
In mathematics, we learned about the exponent, which is the number written above another number indicating the amount of multiplication.
E hoʻoponopono i kēia: ʻehā ka helu mana ma luna o ʻelua, ʻo ia hoʻi 2⁴.
Solve this: four is the exponent on two, meaning 2⁴.
About this word
“helu mana” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Exponent, power (in mathematics). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.