1. exponent (also called a power): a symbol written above and to the right of a mathematical expression to indicate the operation of raising to a power <br />base: a number (as 5 in 56.44 or 57) that is raised to a power<br />product: the answer to a multiplication problem<br />quotient: the answer to a division problem<br />coefficient: a number that is multiplied by a variable<br />