<    1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9     10     11    >

---

Exponentiation

If the exponent is a negative number you get a fraction

 

---

Explanation

In high school you learned that

You should then know however, that 2⁰ = 1 and 2¹ = 2.

 

---

Details

The negative exponent can be a rational number

 

---

Deutsch   Español   Français   Nederlands   中文   Русский