exponentiation

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˌɛk.spoʊˌnɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply. countable,uncountable
    — In 5⁴ the base is 5 and the power is 4, so there are 4 identical factors of 5, and exponentiation gives 625 as the result.
  2. A mathematical problem involving exponentiation. countable
    — "The remarkable fact about the system is that it achieves such a high level of security with only six exponentiations," Boneh said, referring to the calculations used to raise numbers to a power. Other systems do exponentiation once, suggesting that this system may be about six times slower because exponentiation is the most time-consuming step in encrypting the data.

词形变化

exponentiations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
exponentiate superexponentiation
并列词
succession addition multiplication tetration pentation hexation

词源

Ultimately from exponent + -i- + -ation. Perhaps from exponential + -ation.
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