exponentiation

== English == === Etymology === Ultimately from exponent +‎ -i- +‎ -ation. Perhaps from exponential +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: ĕk-spō-nĕn-shē-ā'-shən, IPA(key): /ˌɛk.spoʊˌnɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === exponentiation (countable and uncountable, plural exponentiations) (mathematics, arithmetic) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply. (mathematics, arithmetic, countable) A mathematical problem involving exponentiation. ==== Coordinate terms ==== succession addition multiplication tetration pentation hexation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English exponentiation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛk.spɔ.nɑ̃.sja.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === exponentiation f (uncountable) (mathematics) exponentiation (process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply) ==== Related terms ==== exposant