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A number used as a repeated factor?
proportion
What is the number or expression in a power that is used as a factor in repeated multiplication?
Base of a power
How to write repeated multiplication of a factor by using an exponent?
To write repeated multiplication in an exponential notation, you should write the number that has to be multiplied as the base. Count the number of times that the number is used.
What can you use to simplify the notation when the same factor is repeated?
Exponents can be used to simplify notation when the same factor is repeated
When a number is written in exponential form what is the number that is used as a factor?
When we multiply two or more numbers we call them factors, and the result a product. If we multiply the same number a several time, we call it a repeating multiplication, where the factor is the number itself. For example, 5*5*5*5*5*5. In this multiplication the number 5 (or the factor 5) appears 6 times. We use the exponential form 56 as a short hand to represent this repeated multiplication of 5, and we call the factor 5 the base, and the number of its appearances in the multiplication, 6, the exponent.
