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The base.
The base is the repeated factor. The exponent tells how many times the base is repeated.
repeated addition or multiplication
The exponent for a factor is the number of times that the factor appras in the multiplication. An exponent of 1 is not usually written out. So, 2*2*2*3*3*3*3*5 = 23*34*5
The exponent tells how many times the base is repeated as a factor.