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Exponent means a little number in the upper corner of the number that indicates the number of times you multiply the base number (like in 3 to the 4th, 3 would be the base) times itself. 3 to the 4th means 3x3x3x3. 3 to the 4th equals 81. Oddly, any number to the power of 0 equals 1. Even 0 to the power of 0 equals one. That is what the term exponents means.

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The exponent of a number shows you how many times the number is to be used in a multiplication.

It is written as a small number to the right and above the base number.

In this example: 82 = 8 × 8 = 64

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