Positive Integer Exponents

GUIDE: Mathematics of the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) - Julius O. Smith III. Positive Integer Exponents

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Positive Integer Exponents

The ''original'' definition of exponents which ''actually makes sense'' applies only to positive integer exponents:

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where $a>0$ is real.

Generalizing this definition involves first noting its abstract mathematical properties, and then making sure these properties are preserved in the generalization.

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