What do you think of when you hear the word “exponents”?

What is the difference between 3(2) and 3^2 ?

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When I hear the word "exponents," I think of mathematical operations involving powers or repeated multiplication.

The difference between 3(2) and 3^2 is that the former represents a multiplication operation, where 3 is multiplied by 2, resulting in 6. On the other hand, the latter represents an exponentiation operation, where 3 raised to the power of 2 equals 9.