trying to learn Algebra and I don't know what this is

[gusty canopy]

what are those

[calm thistle]

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[stoic vault]

Those are exponents

Suppose you have x*5. This equals x+x+x+x+x (5 times)

x*n = x+x+x+… (with n amount of x)

Exponents is repeated multiplication

So x^5 is x•x•x•x•x

[gusty canopy]

It's just another way of saying mutiply this?

[stoic vault]

x^n is x•x•x•…(n amount of x)

For example:
3^4
= 3•3•3•3
= 9•3•3
= 27•3
= 81

[gusty canopy]

Idk how to say this without being rude but I don't understand what any of that means

[stoic vault]

So you know how multiplication is repeated addition

Exponents is repeated multiplication

[gusty canopy]

repeated multiplication? is that just multiplication but a fancy term

[stoic vault]

No cuz you multiply more than once

Like 3^5 is 3•3•3•3•3 while 3•5 is 3+3+3+3+3

[cedar sedge]

to be clear, 3^5 is another way of writing 3⁵

[devout moat]

@gusty canopy ill dm u so u can learn jt easie

[gusty canopy]

I did not know that

that makes more sense

[full pine]

Invariance