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What is an exponent?
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An exponent indicates how many times a number is multiplied by itself.

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Example of an exponent expressed as repeated multiplication.
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Since the exponent is 4, the number 3 is multiplied by itself 4 times.

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What is exponential notation?
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Exponential notation is one way of writing a number. The notation is made up of a base and an exponent.

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Example of exponential notation
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You can read exponential notation in different ways.

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The exponential notation 67 can be read:

  • 6 exponent 7

  • 6 to the power of 7

  • 6 raised to the 7th power

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What is a power?
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A power is the result of a repeated multiplication.

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Example of an exponent and its power
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81 is the power of 34.

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When the exponent of a number is 2, the power is a square number.

Read the concept sheet Square Numbers to learn about square numbers,

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25 is the square of 5.

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When the exponent of a number is 3, the power is a cubed number.

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64 is the cube of 4.

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