The laws governing the combination of Exponents (Powers) are
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where quantities in the Denominator are taken to be nonzero. Special cases include
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for . The definition is sometimes used to simplify formulas, but it should be kept in mind
that this equality is a definition and not a fundamental mathematical truth.
See also Exponent, Power
© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25