exponentiation

English

Pronunciation

(General American) enPR: ĕk-spō-nĕn-shē-ā'-shən, IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.spoʊ.ˌnɛn.ʃi.ˈeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

exponentiation (countable and uncountable, plural exponentiations)

(mathematics, arithmetic) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.
In 5⁴, the factors are all 5, the power is 4 and exponentiation gives the result 625.
(mathematics, arithmetic, countable) A mathematical problem involving exponentiation.

Translations

process

Basque: berreketa
Czech: mocnění n, umocňování n, umocnění n
Finnish: potenssiin korotus
French: exponentiation (fr) f

Romanian: exponențiere f
Spanish: exponenciación f
Swedish: exponentiering (sv) c

problem

Finnish: potenssiin korotus

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

exponentiation f (uncountable)

exponentiation (process)

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