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To raise a number to an exponent means to multiply it by itself as many times as the specified exponent.

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23 or "two to the power of three" is the same as 2 × 2 × 2

35 or "three to the power of five" is the same as 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3

y2 or "y to the power of two" (or "y squared") means y × y

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Multiply by itself

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