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 base is 5 and the power is 4, so there are 4 identical factors of 5, and exponentiation gives 625 as the result.
- (mathematics, arithmetic, countable) A mathematical problem involving exponentiation.
the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
mathematical problem involving exponentiation
exponentiation f (uncountable)
- exponentiation (process)