Exponentiation is the process of taking a quantity 
(the base) to the power
of another quantity 
(the exponent). This operation most commonly denoted
. In TeX, the Wolfram
Language, and many other computer languages, exponentiation is denoted with a
caret, i.e., as b^e. However, in FORTRAN,
it is denoted b**e (Calderbank 1989, p. 29).
Exponentiation
See also
Antilogarithm, Asterisk, Base, Caret, Exponent, Logarithm, PowerExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Calderbank, V. J. Programming in FORTRAN, 3rd ed. London: Chapman and Hall, 1989.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
ExponentiationCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Exponentiation." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Exponentiation.html