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It means an exponent. For example, "six to the power of four" means 64

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In mathematics, the word "power" usually refers to an operation where a number is multiplied by itself a certain number of times. For example, in the expression "2 to the power of 3," 2 is multiplied by itself three times, resulting in 2 * 2 * 2 = 8. The number being multiplied is called the base, and the number of times it is multiplied is called the exponent.

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