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exponentiation|ˌɛkspənɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən| [irreg. f. exponent n. + -ation.] The mathematical operation of raising one quantity (the base) to the power of another (the exponent).
1903B. Russell Princ. Math. xii. 120 Moreover exponentiation unavoidably introduces ordinal notions, since ab is not in general equal to ba. 1940Mind XLIX. 246 Positive integers compounded by successive exponentiation. 1953Birkhoff & MacLane Surv. Mod. Algebra (ed. 2) xii. 367 For arbitrary cardinal numbers α, β, and γ the following laws on exponentiation hold: (i) αβαγ= αβ+γ; [etc.]. 1968Corlett & Tinsley Pract. Programming ii. 15 The operator {expon} is the sign of exponentiation. |