> dating from a time when powers were written out in words rather than as superscript numbers ... he wrote that it "doeth represent the square of squares squaredly".
This is a great example of why bad naming conventions are a "smell". It strongly implies that the solution does not yet fully understand the problem it's trying to solve.
Also, a Scrabble board is 15 squares across and ZENZIZENZIZENZIC is 16 letters, so even with a Scrabble set with extra Zs or blanks you couldn't ever play it.
redirects to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power
I supposed the 16th power would then be Zenzizenzizenzizenzic and so forth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t-5lQ2mzuw
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48598586
This is a great example of why bad naming conventions are a "smell". It strongly implies that the solution does not yet fully understand the problem it's trying to solve.
I am an absolutely garbage scrabble player, but I will be keeping this gem in my back pocket… probably a rare case to play it though haha