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exponentiation

noun
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Definition of exponentiation

: the mathematical operation of raising a quantity to a power

— called also involution

Examples of exponentiation in a Sentence

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 Though lacking the power of exponentiation, a device like this can avail itself of other features of quantum physics. — Quanta Magazine, "Job One for Quantum Computers: Boost Artificial Intelligence," 29 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of exponentiation

1903, in the meaning defined above

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