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exponentiation

American

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

noun

Mathematics.

the raising of a number to any given power.

exponentiation Scientific

/ ĕk′spə-nĕn′shē-ā′shən /

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.

Vocabulary lists containing exponentiation

"Reality Check," Vocabulary from the short story

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For his readers, Mr. Elwes makes this number more manageable with another tool, exponentiation: There are 107 x 1060 = 1067 monkeys.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

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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