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    An Italian man once connected to flowers mentioned this term in one of his works, but a Welshman 350 years later made up his own word to describe it. Today it is considered a curiosity as it features a certain letter 6 times. What is the word, what does it mean and who are the two academics?

    Question #79218. Asked by peasypod. (Apr 20 07 5:08 PM)


    lanfranco

    		The 8th power of a number is its "zenzizenzizenzic."

    Exhausting just to type that. However, the Italian was Leonardo of Pisa (1202, his term being "censo di censo," and the flowers being those lovely Fibonacci sunflowers; and the Welshman was Robert Recorde in 1557:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenzizenzizenzic

    Apr 20 07, 7:45 PM
    peasypod

    		Mais oui, madame, a Golden Girasole for you.

    Apr 20 07, 7:51 PM

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