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Pp

power, power of

• the number of times a base number is multiplied by itself,
indicated by a small number to its upper-right
e.g. 105 = 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10,
read as 10 to the power of 5.
• the small number is called
a power, an exponent,
an index or order.

EXAMPLES:
power, power of


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