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IEVref:102-02-07ID:
Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: exponentiation
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Definition: function assigning to any positive real number a and any real number b the positive real number denoted by ab such that a0=1, a1=a and ab+c=abac for any real numbers b and c

Note 1 to entry: The function which assigns to any real number x the number ax is the exponential function to the base a. The function which assigns to any positive real number x the number xb is a power function.

Note 2 to entry: The exponentiation can be extended to negative real number a and integer b, and to other mathematical entities, for example, complex numbers, matrices and scalar quantities.


Publication date:2008-08
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Internal notes:2017-02-20: Editorial revisions in accordance with the information provided in C00019 (IEV 102) - evaluation. JGO
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