Answer: It means multiply the item by itself once, two factors.
The small 2 is called an exponent, and the value in parenthesis is called the base.
[tex]\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^3 = \frac{1}{5}\times\frac{1}{5}\times\frac{1}{5}[/tex]
just like multiplication is repeated addition:
[tex]\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)\times3 = \frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
