What does "exponentiation" mean?
The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.
Exponentiation
/ˌɛk.spoʊˌnɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.
- Grammar: exponentiation is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: involution, power, power operation, powers.
- Useful contrasts: logarithm, logarithms, logs.
- Usage evidence: Logarithms also undo a fundamental arithmetic operation, exponentiation. Exponentiation is when you raise a number to a certain power. For example, raising 2 to the power 3 equals 8.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply. countable, uncountable
"In 5⁴ the base is 5 and the power is 4, so there are 4 identical factors of 5, and exponentiation gives 625 as the result."
- 2 the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power wordnet
- 3 A mathematical problem involving exponentiation. countable
""The remarkable fact about the system is that it achieves such a high level of security with only six exponentiations," Boneh said, referring to the calculations used to raise numbers to a power. Other systems do exponentiation once, suggesting that this system may be about six times slower because exponentiation is the most time-consuming step in encrypting the data."
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Example
"Logarithms also undo a fundamental arithmetic operation, exponentiation. Exponentiation is when you raise a number to a certain power. For example, raising 2 to the power 3 equals 8."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "exponentiation"?
Common synonyms include: involution, power, power operation, powers, raising to a power.
How do you use "exponentiation" in a sentence?
Logarithms also undo a fundamental arithmetic operation, exponentiation. Exponentiation is when you raise a number to a certain power. For example, raising 2 to the power 3 equals 8.
How do you pronounce "exponentiation"?
Pronounced /ˌɛk.spoʊˌnɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/.
Etymology
Ultimately from exponent + -i- + -ation. Perhaps from exponential + -ation.