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# 8.1: Exponential Properties Involving Products

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Exponent

Exponent

Exponents are used to describe the number of times that a term is multiplied by itself.
Power of a Product Property

Power of a Product Property

For all real numbers $\chi$, $(\chi^n)^m = \chi^{n \cdot m}$.
Product of Powers Property

Product of Powers Property

For all real numbers $\chi$, $\chi^n \cdot \chi^m = \chi^{n+m}$.
Base

Base

When a value is raised to a power, the value is referred to as the base, and the power is called the exponent. In the expression $32^4$, 32 is the base, and 4 is the exponent.
Power

Power

The "power" refers to the value of the exponent. For example, $3^4$ is "three to the fourth power".

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Feb 24, 2012

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