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Powers and Exponents


Exponent is a short way of writing repeated self multiplication. Example, 23 = 2 x 2 x 2, the exponent denotes how many times 2 is multiplied to it self.

Powers are often referred as the exponent. Powers represent the base and the exponent, also it is defined as the product of repeated self multiplication.

Powers and Exponents

The answer of 243 = 13, 824 is the power.

Some Terms Used in Exponents
Exponent Term
2 Square
3 Cube
Examples
Number Exponential Form Power
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 24 16
10 x 10 x 10 103 1000
9 x 9 x 9 x 9 x 9 95 59049