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In the expression 4^9, the number 4 is called the

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4^9 means that 4 is the base and 9 is the exponent or power.

It also means that you multiply 4, 9 times ( 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 )

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4 is called the base.
It is the number that you use as a factor 9 times
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