It kinda doesn’t make sense.
x¹= x
x² = x*x
x³= x*x*x
etc…
and even with negative numbers you’re still multiplying the number by itself
like (x)-² = 1/x² = 1/(x*x)
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i think of it as, for example
4^1 = 4 and 4^-1 = 1/4
because of laws of indices, multiplying 4^1 by 4^-1 gives you 4^0 (you add the powers)
as 4 multiplied by 1/4 = 1
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