Exponentiation to the degree that is a positive, integer number is the operation of multiplying the number by itself the number of times that is the power. Example:
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Negative exponentiation means the same thing, but at the last moment you take the inverse of the product:
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Multiplying adds exponents:
. Dividing subtracts exponents:
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