2006-10-31 16:39:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
An exponent tells you the number of times you multiply a number by itself. If you were to expand an exponential expression, say X^Y (using ^ to denote the exponent, since there's no way to use superscript), there would be Y number of X written out. For example, 2^2 is equal to 2*2, and 2^3 is equal to 2*2*2 (two times two, three times). 2^1 is equal to 2, and 2^0 is 1 (any number to the power of zero=1).
2006-10-31 16:50:08 · answer #1 · answered by Derek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an exponent is the number of times a number is multiplied by itself. For example 150 with the exponent 3 meand 150x150x150.
2006-11-01 00:43:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. In the expression '3 squared', or 3^2, 2 is the exponent.
2006-11-01 00:42:33 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the little number at the top right corner which tells u to multiply the number by itself how many times.
2006-11-01 00:47:29 · answer #4 · answered by Kini 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋