In their simplest forms, a base number is the number that is being multiplied by itself while the exponent is the number of times that the base is multiplied.
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If you have ab then a is the base and b the exponent
You can but it has no particular significance.
No, an exponent is not called a base number. the base is the number before the exponent: 34. 3 is the base, 4 is the exponent the expont could also be refered to as three to the fourth power
A base number is the value to the power of the exponent. For example, in 2^4, 2 is the base number and 4 is the exponent.
a base is the the number that is with the exponent