Definition:Exponent/Also known as
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Exponent: Also known as
The exponent of a power operation is also called the index (plural indices).
Sometimes power is used to mean the exponent, but strictly speaking power refers to the result of the operation.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): exponent (index)
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): index (plural indices)${}$: 2.
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): exponent (index)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): index (plural indices)${}$: 2.
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): index (indices)