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Exponents

Laws of Exponents

Exponents are also called Powers or Indices

8 to the Power 2

The exponent of a number says how many times to use the number in a multiplication.

In this example: 82 = 8 * 8 = 64

In words: 82 could be called "8 to the second power", "8 to the power 2" or simply "8 squared"