What is the opposite of taking a power of a number called

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Crast · Answer 1 · 2016-08-09T16:46:59+0000

The opposite of a power is a root.

The 5th power of 2 is 32 .
The 5th root of 32 is 2 .

The square of 5 is 25 .
The square root of 25 is 5 .