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Consider the multiplication of a number by itself, for example a×a×a. A simple way of expressing this is to write a 3. If we multiplied a by itself n times we would write a n. We would say a to the power n;n is known as an index or exponent.
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Weltner, K., John, S., Weber, W.J., Schuster, P., Grosjean , J. (2014). Exponential, Logarithmic and Hyperbolic Functions. In: Mathematics for Physicists and Engineers. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54124-7_4
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