to the right of the base as or in computer code as b^n. This binary operation is often read as " to the power "; it may also be referred to as " raised to the th power", "the th power of ", or, most briefly, " to the ".

The above definition of immediately implies several properties, in particular the multiplication rule:

That is, when multiplying a base raised to one power times the same base raised to another power, the powers add.

Exponentiation can also be extended

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