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The exponent is another name for index or power; it tells you how many times to multiply the number by itself.
It does not have to be a whole number (fractional values are used to represent roots, eg an exponent of ½ is equivalent to square root: 4^½ = √4 = 2).
Nor does it have to be positive (negative values are reciprocals, eg 2^-1 = ½, 2^-2 = 1/(2^2) = ¼).
It is also commonly used in scientific notation to mean the power of the 10 by which the number is multiplied to get it back into normal form. (This is particularly used with calculators and computers displaying numbers in scientific form where the number (with a single non-zero digit before the decimal point) is the mantissa and the power of 10 is the exponent.)
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What does the term negative exponent mean in math?
the exponent is a negative
What does zero exponent mean in math?
you don't have a zero exponent in math.
What do you mean by variables exponent in the degree of term?
i am not sure
What does the caret symbol mean in math?
^ means, "to the exponent of"
What is an exponent with 144 in it?
12^2 or 122 not sure if this is what you mean.
What does the term negative exponent mean in math?
the exponent is a negative
What does zero exponent mean in math?
you don't have a zero exponent in math.
What does exp mean in a mathematical equation?
it can either mean the number e raised as an exponent or it can mean just simply and exponent.
What does it mean when an exponent is a negative number?
A negative exponent is the reciprocal of the corresponding positive exponent. 102 = 100 10-2 = 1/100
What is an exponent of 12?
exponent of 12?Perhaps you mean factor thus;22 * 3= 12====
What is half an exponent mean?
I assume the question is about an exponent whose value is a half (or a multiple of a half). An exponent of a half is simply the square root. Similarly, an exponent of (1/3) is a cubed-root and so on.
What does the fifth power of 3 mean as an exponent?
no i cantgfsar
What does exponent form mean?
When a mksfojfjasb sdjksfhjkdf jkdhfjkhjkds
What does the caret symbol mean in math?
^ means, "to the exponent of"
What do you mean by variables exponent in the degree of term?
i am not sure
What is 6 with an exponent of 2?
That depends by what you mean by "with an exponent". If you meant an exponent as in "to the power of" then 6 ** 2 = 6 * 6 = 36 If you meant the exponent in scientific notation then 6E2 = 6 * 10 ** 2 = 600
What is an exponent with 144 in it?
12^2 or 122 not sure if this is what you mean.
