👉 Exponentiation is a mathematical operation that involves raising an algebraic expression to another power. It can be defined as the process of multiplying a number by itself a certain number of times, resulting in a new number.
In simpler terms, if you have a base (like 2) and want to raise it to a certain exponent (like 3), you simply multiply the base by itself that many times:
```
base
base
base
base
...
base
```
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