Difference Between Exponent and Power
Exponent and Power – Difference
Exponent | Power |
Exponent can be define as the number of times a certain number is used in the multiplication. | Power can be define as the number of times a number is multiplied by itself. |
Exponent is always written as a superscript of the number to which the power is raised. | Power is the whole expression including the base and exponent. |
The exponent has only one part which is mentioned in its superscript. | The base and the exponent are two elements of power. |
Exponents are added when powers are multiplied 2² x 2³ = 2⁵. | Powers can be multiplied when two powers have the same base number. 2² x 2³ = 2⁵. |
In 3³ = 3 x 3 x 3, 3 is the exponent which stands for the number of times the value is to be multiplied with 3 being the base. | In 3³ = 3 x 3 x 3, is the base which is to be multiplied thrice by itself and it could be called 3 to the power 3 or 3 to third power. Here power is the expression. |