Exponents

An exponent of a number shows how many times we are multiplying a number by itself. For example, 3⁴ means we are multiplying 3 four times. Its expanded form is 3×3×3×3. Exponent is also known as the power of a number. It can be a whole number, fraction, negative number, or decimals. 

The exponent of a number shows how many times the number is multiplied by itself. That means, exponent refers to how many times a number multiplied by itself. For example, 6 is multiplied by itself 3 times, i.e. 6 × 6 × 6 × 6. This can be written as 6³. Here, 4 is the exponent and 6 is the base. This can be read as 6 is raised to power 3.

Example:

2×2×2×2 can be written as 2⁴, as 2 is multiplied by itself 4 times. Here, 2 is called the “base” and 4 is called the “exponent” or “power.” In general, xⁿ means that x is multiplied by itself for n times.

Here, in the term xⁿ,

• x is called the “base”. The base number tells what number is being multiplied.
• n is called the “exponent”
• xⁿ is read as “x to the power of n” (or) “x raised to n”.