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Exponent Calculator

Raise any base to any power, including fractional exponents.

Base & exponent

2^10

1,024

Scientific notation

1.0240e+3

Reciprocal (negative exponent)

0.00097656

Repeated multiplication and beyond

Whole exponents repeat multiplication (2¹⁰ = 1,024). Negative exponents take reciprocals (2⁻³ = 1/8), and fractional exponents are roots: x^0.5 is √x, x^(1/3) the cube root. Anything to the 0 is 1.

Exponential growth intuition

Doubling ten times is ×1,024 — exponentials outrun intuition quickly, which is why compound interest, viral spread, and chip transistor counts all surprise. The rule of 72 (72 ÷ growth rate ≈ doubling time) turns exponents into headline numbers.

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