What is a base in a power?

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1 Answer
May 12, 2017

A = A power is the number below the exponent in a power.

Explanation:

For example, #5# would be the base in this power. (The power is the combination of both #5# and #2#:

= #5^2#

In other words, #5# is the number that you "raise" to a power in order to complete the calculation or expression.