exponentiation

English

Pronunciation

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

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.

Translations

process

• Basque: berreketa
• Czech: mocnění n, umocňování (cs) n, umocnění n
• Finnish: potenssiin korotus
• French: exponentiation (fr) f
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• Romanian: exponențiere f
• Spanish: exponenciación f
• Swedish: exponentiering (sv) c

problem

• Finnish: potenssiin korotus
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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

exponentiation f (uncountable)

1. exponentiation (process)