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exponentiation

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ex⋅po⋅nen⋅ti⋅a⋅tion

[ek-spoh-nen-shee-ey-shuhn, -spuh-]
–noun Mathematics.
the raising of a number to any given power.

Origin:
1900–05; exponenti(al) + -ation, on model of substantiation, differentiation, etc.
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ex·po·nen·ti·a·tion   (ěk'spə-něn'shē-ā'shən)   
n.   Mathematics
The act of raising a quantity to a power.
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