I'm almost sure that it is this:
if it is 2 to the 2nd power than it equals 4 (2x2) but if its 2 to the 3rd power than it equals 8 (2x2x2) and so on and so fourth.
is this multipication =powers, or exponent
Exponent is repeated multiplication
And exponent
a power or exponent.
exponent
an exponent
The base is the repeated factor. The exponent tells how many times the base is repeated.
A power
A power is a shortcut for repeated multiplication. The exponent tells you how often the factor must appear. For example, 84 = 8 x 8 x 8 x 8. Similarly, a multiplication is a repeated addition.
power.
An exponent
To write repeated multiplication in an exponential notation, you should write the number that has to be multiplied as the base. Count the number of times that the number is used.