Exponent
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
The same as the exponential function. Cf. also Exponential function, real.
Comments
More generally, an expression of the form 
is called a power (that of the form 
a power function); 
is called the base and 
is called the exponent.
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Exponent. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Exponent&oldid=31587
Exponent. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Exponent&oldid=31587