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| Negative exponents | ||
| In the table below the value 1 is subtracted from the exponent from line to line, beginning with 4 at the top. After several positive values, the exponents 0, -1, -2, -3, -4 .... result from these subtractions. | ||
| Repeated operation | Exponential form | Create next line |
| e * e * e * e | e4 | Divide by e |
| e * e * e | e3 | Divide by e |
| e * e | e2 | Divide by e |
| e | e1 | Divide by e |
| 1 | e0 | Divide by e |
| 1 / e | e-1 | Divide by e |
| 1 / e / e | e-2 | Divide by e |
| 1 / e / e / e | e-3 | Divide by e |
| 1 / e / e / e / e | e-4 | ..... |