An example is the 2/3 in 122/3.
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A rational exponent is an exponent in the form of a fraction. Many financial formulas use rational exponents. Compound interest is formula that uses rational exponents.
1/3
It means that it is an exponent, and that it is not a rational number - i.e., one that can be written as a fraction of two integers.
pa/b = (pa)1/b = bth root of (pa)
Raising to the one half (1/2) power is the same as taking the square root.