exponentiation

[ ek-spoh-nen-shee-ey-shuhn, -spuh- ]

noun

, Mathematics.

1. the raising of a number to any given power.

exponentiation

/ ĕk′spə-nĕn′shē-ā′shən /

1. The act of raising a quantity to a power.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exponentiation¹

1900–05; exponenti(al) + -ation, on model of substantiation ( def ), differentiation ( def ), etc.

Example Sentences

By the end of the year, the professors had designed such a system, using a branch of number theory involving prime numbers, exponentiation, and factoring.

From MIT Technology Review