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Answer for the clue "The process of raising a quantity to some assigned power ", 14 letters:
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 on—an exponentiation of base-2 arithmetic.

If we assume exponentiation at, say, five infants per family, there’s time for ten generations .