Alphabetical
exponent
[noun]
A number or expression written superscript to another number or expression, called the base, and indicating the power to which the base number is to be raised. For example, bx, where b is the base number and x is the exponent. Positive integer exponents indicate the number of times a number or expression is used as a factor of repeated multiplication.
Appears in modules:
- Acids and Bases I Definitions, pH and neutralization
- Exponential Equations I Growth and decay
- Exponential Equations II The constant e and limits to growth
- Linear Equations Relationships with two variables
- Nuclear Chemistry I Radiation, half-life, and nuclear reactions
- Scientific Notation Working with orders of magnitude
- The Metric System Metric and scientific notation
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