From: Dan Asimov <dasimov@earthlink.net>

When we write a base x to a power c to get the number x^c we say we "exponentiate x to the power c".

Or just "raise" x to the c.

I seek an appropriate verb so the the power is the object, reversing the emphasis:

I.e., we use x *to do what* to c ???

Yarg, "base" ...something...on x? I've been thinking about, oh say, "towering" or "erecting" expressions like e^e^e^e^e^e^c (6 e^ 's). I haven't figured out whether the base even matters in the long run: is e^e^e^e^e^e^e^e "much different from" 2^2^2^2^2^2^2^2? --Steve