.What is power?

Power:

An expression that represents repeated multiplication of the same factor is called a power.

For example,

$3\times3 = 3^{2} = 9$$3^$

The number 3 is called the base, and the number 2 is called the exponent.

The exponent corresponds to the number of times the base is used as a factor.

Here, the whole $3^2$ is called power, 3 is the base and 2 is the exponent. $3^2$

 

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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