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The process of raising a quantity to some assigned power
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exponentiation
Word definitions for exponentiation in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power [syn: involution ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Exponentiation is a mathematical operation , written as b , involving two numbers, the base b and the exponent n . When n is a positive integer , exponentiation corresponds to repeated multiplication of the base: that is, b is the product of multiplying ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context mathematics arithmetic uncountable English) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply. 2 (context mathematics arithmetic countable English) ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
exponentiation \exponentiation\ n. the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power. Syn: involution.
Usage examples of exponentiation.
One cell becomes two, two become four, and so onan exponentiation of base-2 arithmetic.
If we assume exponentiation at, say, five infants per family, there’s time for ten generations .