"power tower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: power towers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} power tower (plural power towers)
  1. (mathematics) A chain of exponentiations, or raising to powers, of the form a^(aa...); tetration. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-power_tower-en-noun-qNIuJeCn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

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