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In mathematics, exponentiation (frequently known colloquially as raising a number to a power) is a process generalized from repeated (or iterated) multiplication, in much the same way that multiplication is a process generalized from repeated addition.
Exponentiation with various bases: red is to base e, green is to base 10, and purple is to base 1.7.
Exponentiation is a basic mathematical operation that is used pervasively in other fields as well, including physics, chemistry, biology, computer science and economics, with applications such as compound interest, population growth, chemical reaction kinetics, wave behavior, and public key cryptography.
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