Ko te tau e hīkina ana ki tētahi pū. I roto i te tauira: 23 = 8, ko te 2 te pūtake, koia te tau e hīkina ana ki te pūtoru, ka 8. Ka kīia ko te 2 te pūtaketoru o te 8.
The number that is being raised to a power. In the example, 23 = 8, the number 2 is the base which is being raised to the power of 3 to get 8. Two is said to be the cube root of 8.
Ko te 4 te pūtakerua o te 16.
Kimihia te pūtaketoru o te waru.
Ko te 10 te pūtakerua o te 100, te pūtaketoru o te 1,000 me te pūtakewhā o te 10,000.