A lens is normally refered to as wide angle if it has a 35mm eqivalent focal lenght of 28mm or less. Your 18mm combined with your crop factor means you have a 27mm eqivanlent focal length. Therefore the lens is 'offically' a wide angle. A lot of P&S cameras only go down to 35mm which can be one of the major downsides and is much more improtant than the zoom multiplier.
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