Exponent

Exponents

by Ryan Brown

​What is Exponent?

​A quantity representing the power to which a given number or expression is to be raised, usually expressed as a raised symbol beside the number or expression (e.g. 3 in 2³ = 2 × 2 × 2).

​Ways to do Exponents

• ​The ² is called a index or power and it tells how many time you must multiply the base.

• ​The big number 3 is what we multiply together.

• ​3×3=9