<span>The exponent of a number says how many times to use the number in a multiplication.</span><span>In 82 the "2" says to use 8 twice in a multiplication, so 82 = 8 × 8 = 64 </span><span>In words: 82 could be called "8 to the power 2" or "8 to the second power", or simply "8 squared"</span>
