the value that indicates the number of times another value is multiplied by itself in exponential notation. The exponent, also called the power, is written in superscript. In the term 5³, 5 is the base and 3 is the exponent.

any of the squares of the integers. Since 1² = 1, 2² = 4, 3² = 9, etc., 1, 4, and 9 are perfect squares

the math symbol , used to denote the process of taking a root of a quantity

a quantity that contains a term with a radical, as in

any number x multiplied by itself a specific number of times to produce another number, such that in xⁿ = y, x is the nth root of y – for example, because 2³ = 8, 2 is the 3^rd (or cube) root of 8