law of exponents

: one of a set of rules in algebra: exponents of numbers are added when the numbers are multiplied, subtracted when the numbers are divided, and multiplied when raised by still another exponent: a^m×aⁿ=a^m+n; a^m÷aⁿ=a^m−n; (a^m)ⁿ=a^mn

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