Definition: | result of an exponentiation Note 1 to entry: The term "power" is also used for an expression representing an exponentiation. Note 2 to entry: In the power ab, a is the base and b is the exponent. The power is expressed by the words "a to the power b" or simply "a to b". Note 3 to entry: The power with exponent 2 is the square, a2=a⋅a, the power with exponent 3 is the cube, a3=a⋅a⋅a, the power with exponent −1 is the inverse, a−1=1/a, the power with exponent 1/2 is the square root, a1/2=√a.
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