Question

What does x^2 mean?

Answer 1

x squared

Answer 2

To the second power^

Answer 3

When you say: \(\Large\color{red}{ \displaystyle a^{\color{blue}{b}} }\)

That means, that you are multiplying \(\Large\color{red}{ \displaystyle a }\) times itself,
for \(\Large\color{red}{ \displaystyle {\color{blue}{b}} }\) number of times.

Answer 4

It means x • x
So if u have x^3 then its x•x•x
x^4 would be x•x•x•x
And so on :)

Answer 5

So for example:

\(\Large\color{red}{ \displaystyle 3^{\color{blue}{4}} =\underbrace{ 3\times 3 \times 3 \times 3 }_{ \rm \color{blue}{4~times} } }\)