answersLogoWhite

0

Base and exponent are the two parts of a power. The base is the lower left, normal-sized, number. The exponent is the upper-right, small (i.e., superscript) number. For example, in:

34

3 is the base, 4 is the exponent. In the simplest case, a power specifies a repeated multiplication. The base tells you what number to multiply by itself, the exponent tells you how many times to multiply it. Thus,

34 = 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 (that is, multiply 3 by itself, using the number 4 times as a factor)

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions