exponentiation
[ ek-spoh-nen-shee-ey-shuhn, -spuh- ]
nounMathematics.
the raising of a number to any given power.
Origin of exponentiation
1Words Nearby exponentiation
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How to use exponentiation in a sentence
By the end of the year, the professors had designed such a system, using a branch of number theory involving prime numbers, exponentiation, and factoring.
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Scientific definitions for exponentiation
exponentiation
[ ĕk′spə-nĕn′shē-ā′shən ]
The act of raising a quantity to a power.
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