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exponentiation

American  
[ek-spoh-nen-shee-ey-shuhn, -spuh-] / ˌɛk spoʊˌnɛn ʃiˈeɪ ʃən, -spə- /

noun

Mathematics.

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

exponentiation Scientific  
/ ĕk′spə-nĕn′shē-ā′shən /

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

Etymology

Origin of exponentiation

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

Example Sentences

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Subtraction, division and exponentiation are nonassociative operations: Who’s clumped with whom matters.

From New York Times • May 2, 2016

Multiplication and exponentiation in the complex plane became geometric ideas; you could actually see them happening.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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