One way of describing multiplication is "repeated addition." For example, 3 * 4 = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3. What operation expresses repeated multiplication?

In mathematics, repeated multiplication is expressed through the operation known as exponentiation. Exponentiation involves raising a number (the base) to the power of another number (the exponent), which indicates how many times the base is multiplied by itself. For example, the expression $a^n$ means that the base $a$ is multiplied by itself $n$ times.

For instance:

• The expression $2^3$ (read as "two raised to the power of three") represents $2 \times 2 \times 2 = 8$.
• Similarly, $5^4$ translates to $5 \times 5 \times 5 \times 5 = 625$.

Thus, just as multiplication can be viewed as repeated addition, exponentiation can be regarded as repeated multiplication.