exponentiation

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: ĕk-spō-nĕn-shē-ā'-shən, IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.spoʊ.ˌnɛn.ʃi.ˈeɪ.ʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

exponentiation (countable and uncountable, plural exponentiations)

1. (mathematics, arithmetic) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.

   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.

2. (mathematics, arithmetic, countable) A mathematical problem involving exponentiation.

Coordinate terms

• succession
• addition
• multiplication
• tetration
• pentation
• hexation

Translations

the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors

• Basque: berreketa
• Czech: mocnění n, umocňování (cs) n, umocnění n
• Finnish: potenssiin korotus
• French: exponentiation (fr) f
• Hungarian: hatványozás (hu), hatványra emelés
• Italian: esponenziale (it)
• Polish: potęgowanie (pl)
• Portuguese: exponenciação (pt) f
• Romanian: exponențiere f
• Spanish: exponenciación f
• Swedish: exponentiering (sv) c

mathematical problem involving exponentiation

• Finnish: potenssiin korotus

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Noun

exponentiation f (uncountable)

1. exponentiation (process)