Definizione monolingua

exponentiation

exponentiation (countable and uncountable; plural exponentiations)

1. (mathematics, arithmetic, uncountable) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.

   In 5⁴, the factors are all 5, the power is 4 and exponentiation gives the result 625.

2. (mathematics, arithmetic, countable) A mathematical problem involving exponentiation.

Definizione dizionario exponentiation

	elevamento a potenza
	The operation in which a number is raised to a given power, as in 23. In computer programs and programming languages, exponentiation is often shown by a caret (^), as in 2^3.

potenza

Altri significati:

(mathematics, arithmetic, uncountable) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.

process

(mathematics, arithmetic, countable) A mathematical problem involving exponentiation.