exponentiation

English

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 factors are all 5, the power is 4 and exponentiation gives the result 625.
  2. (mathematics, arithmetic, countable) A mathematical problem involving exponentiation.

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French

Noun

exponentiation f (uncountable)

  1. exponentiation (process)
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