INDICES –
Indices is to be considered for any real number a and positive integer m, we define –
(a X a X a X a X a …………………. to m factors) = aᵐ
Here, ‘a’ is the ‘base’ and ‘m’ is the index or exponent.
The plural of index is indices.
Also, we define : i) a⁰ = 1
1
ii) aˉⁿ = -------
aⁿ
iii) aᵐ X aⁿ = aᵐ⁺ⁿ
iv) aᵐ ÷ aⁿ = aᵐˉⁿ
v) (aᵐ)ⁿ = aᵐⁿ