What is the meaning of "raised to some power" in the following sentence?
In its most simple and basic form, a moment is the product of the distance to some point, raised to some power, multiplied by some physical quantity such as the force, charge, etc. at that point
Does "raised to some power" mean "after we apply some force to some point"? In this sentence, is some force a charge, a force?
If a comma appears in the middle (for example, ", raised to some power," ), is it a representation of the conjunction and subject omitted?
Best Answer
When you raise something to some power, you are performing exponentiation. In other words, raising x to the power k is simply xk.
I assume that your excerpt comes from this article on moment. In the article, they call r the "distance to some point". They let n denote some power. Then again, that distance r raised to some power n is rn.
In the product of the distance to some point, raised to some power, multiplied by some physical quantity, "raised to some power" refers to "the distance to some point". The product is between that value rn and some physical quantity that they call Q. That Q includes force, charge, etc. The final product is rnQ.