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I am not entirely sure what you mean: If you raise something to a power, you automatically have an exponent.(-5) to the power (-1) is the reciprocal of (-5) to the power 1, so you have 1 / (-5), or -1/5.

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1 / -5, or -0.2

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Q: What is (-5) to the power of -1 without an exponent?
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