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What does exponentiation mean?

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  1. (mathematics) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.
  2. (mathematics) A mathematical problem involving exponentiation.
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Here '↑' denotes the exponentiation function, and these are evaluated from right to left.
Computing individual hexadecimal digits using that formula relies on a venerable technique known as the binary algorithm for exponentiation.
I was particularly dismayed at Lewand's treatment of modular exponentiation, which is the central operation in many cryptosystems.
Group 2 uses a 1024-bit modular exponentiation that prevents attackers from decrypting previous IPsec transmissions even if a private key is compromised.
Imposing time reversibility has the computational advantage that the matrix exponentiation can be carried out without much difficulty.
Computing discrete logarithms is apparently difficult, while the inverse problem of discrete exponentiation is not.

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