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See: Exponent, Energy, Work, Power Emotion.
References
2016
- (Wofram Math World) ⇒ Weisstein, Eric W. (2016) "Power." Retrieved 2016-6-19 from MathWorld -- A Wolfram Web Resource. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Power.html
- A power is an exponent to which a given quantity is raised. The expression x^a is therefore known as "x to the ath power." A number of powers of x are plotted above (cf. Derbyshire 2004, pp. 68 and 73).
The power may be an integer, real number, or complex number. However, the power of a real number to a non-integer power is not necessarily itself a real number.
- A power is an exponent to which a given quantity is raised. The expression x^a is therefore known as "x to the ath power." A number of powers of x are plotted above (cf. Derbyshire 2004, pp. 68 and 73).