1. the product of two equal terms; - Example: "nine is the second power of three" - Example: "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance" [syn: square, second power]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
second power
n 1: the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power
of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square
of the distance" [syn: square, second power]