exponentiation

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• General-American: ĕk-spō-nĕn-shē-ā'-shən
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• General-American: /ˌɛk.spoʊˌnɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
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Ultimately from exponent + -i- + -ation. Perhaps from exponential + -ation.

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Basque: berreketa — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Bulgarian: степену́ване (stepenúvane) — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Chinese Mandarin: 乘方 (chéngfāng) — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Czech: mocnění — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Czech: umocňování — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Czech: umocnění — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Finnish: potenssiin korotus — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• French: exponentiation — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Hungarian: hatványozás — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Hungarian: hatványra emelés — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Italian: esponenziale — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Italian: potenza — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Japanese: 冪乗 (bekijō) — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Japanese: 累乗 (ruijō) — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Polish: potęgowanie — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Portuguese: exponenciação — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Romanian: exponențiere — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Sicilian: putenza — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Sicilian: spuninziali — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Spanish: exponenciación — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Swedish: exponentiering — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Vietnamese: lũy thừa — the process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors
• Bulgarian: степену́ване (stepenúvane) — mathematical problem involving exponentiation
• Finnish: potenssiin korotus — mathematical problem involving exponentiation
• Polish: potęgowanie — mathematical problem involving exponentiation