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Why do whole numbers with an exponent get bigger while fractions with an exponent get smaller.

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Raising a whole number to a power means:

Take (a number of things) a number of times, and then possibly
take that big number of things a number of times again.

Raising a fraction to an exponent means:

Take a piece of (a piece of one thing), and then possibly
take just a piece of that smaller piece.


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