Definition of EXPONENTIATION

exponentiation

Plural: exponentiations

Noun

  • the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power
  • The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.
  • A mathematical problem involving exponentiation.

Examples

  • "In 5⁴ the base is 5 and the power is 4, so there are 4 identical factors of 5, and exponentiation gives 625 as the result."

Origin / Etymology

Ultimately from exponent + -i- + -ation. Perhaps from exponential + -ation.

Synonyms

involution

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