Algebra: Exponents and operations on exponents

Exponentiation to the degree that is a positive, integer number is the operation of multiplying the number by itself the number of times that is the power. Example: . Negative exponentiation means the same thing, but at the last moment you take the inverse of the product: .
Multiplying adds exponents: . Dividing subtracts exponents: .

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