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- Dictionaryex·po·nent/ˈekspōnənt/
noun
- 1. a person who believes in and promotes the truth or benefits of an idea or theory: "an early exponent of the teachings of Thomas Aquinas" Similar Opposite
- 2. a quantity representing the power to which a given number or expression is to be raised, usually expressed as a raised symbol beside the number or expression (e.g. 3 in 23 = 2 × 2 × 2).
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exponent: [noun] a symbol written above and to the right of a mathematical expression to indicate the operation of raising to a power.
Exponent and Powers. As defined above, the exponent defines the number of times a number is multiplied by itself. The power is an expression that shows repeated multiplication of the same number or factor. For example, in the expression 6 4, 4 is the exponent and 6 4 is called the 6 power of 4.
Exponents. The exponent of a number says how many times to use the number in a multiplication. In words: 8 2 could be called "8 to the power 2" or "8 to the second power", or simply "8 squared". Exponents make it easier to write and use many multiplications. Example: 96 is easier to write and read than 9 × 9 × 9 × 9 × 9 × 9.
The exponent of a number says how many times to use that number in a multiplication. It is written as a small number to the right and above the base number. (The exponent "2" says to use the 8 two times in a multiplication.) (The exponent "3" says to use the 5 three times in a multiplication.) Other names for exponent are index or power.
Exponent. An exponent is a number that tells us how many times the base it is attached to is used as a factor. Exponentiation is a mathematical operation in which the base is raised to an exponent. In 5 3, 5 is the base and 3 is the exponent. The terms "exponent" and "power" are often used interchangeably in this context, and we can read 5 3 as ...
Definition of Exponent. The exponent of a number indicates the total time to use that number in a multiplication. For example, 8 × 8 × 8 can be expressed as 8 3 because 8 is multiplied by itself 3 times. Here, 3 is the ‘exponent’ or ‘power’ which tells how many times 8 is multiplied by itself, and 8 is the ‘base’ which represents the number being multiplied.
Exponents. The exponent of a number shows how many times a number is multiplied by itself. For example, 3 4 means 3 is multiplied four times by itself, that is, 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 3 4, and here 4 is the exponent of 3.Exponent is also known as the power of a number and in this case, it is read as 3 to the power of 4. Exponents can be whole numbers, fractions, negative numbers, or decimals.
Intro to exponents. Learn how to use exponents and bases. For example, writing 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 with an exponent. Here's what an exponent and a base look like: 4 3. The small number written above and to the right of a number is called an exponent . The number underneath the exponent is called the base .
I will simplify it for you though. Once your exponent is less than 1 the rules get a little different and you start dealing with fractions. 5^0 = 5* (1/5) = 1. The exponent in this case is the number + 1 that you divide the base number by. I illustrated it with multiplying it by a fraction, but the principle is still the same.
In mathematics, exponentiation is an operation involving two numbers: the base and the exponent or power.Exponentiation is written as b n, where b is the base and n is the power; this is pronounced as "b (raised) to the (power of) n ". When n is a positive integer, exponentiation corresponds to repeated multiplication of the base: that is, b n is the product of multiplying n bases: = ⏟.
