exponentiation

[ ek-spoh-nen-shee-ey-shuh n, -spuh- ]
/ ˌɛk spoʊˌnɛn ʃiˈeɪ ʃən, -spə- /

noun Mathematics.

the raising of a number to any given power.

Origin of exponentiation

1900–05; exponenti(al) + -ation, on model of substantiation, differentiation, etc.

Words nearby exponentiation

exponential curve, exponential distribution, exponential function, exponential growth, exponential horn, exponentiation, exponible, export, export quota, export reject, export-import bank

Scientific definitions for exponentiation

exponentiation
[ ĕk′spə-nĕn′shē-ā′shən ]

The act of raising a quantity to a power.