Exponents refer to a number raised to the power of another number. The "power" means how many times the base number is multiplied by itself. As an example, 10 to the second power, also called ...

Exponents are frequently found in business documents. You use exponents in mathematical expressions that raises a figure to a power. In finance, you see exponents in compound interest formulas. The ...

People sometimes use the word “exponential” in conversation to mean “very fast,” says the University of Delaware’s Miao-Jung Yvonne Ou, but for mathematicians who are working in the field, the process ...