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2024-01-18 17:11:00 +00:00
A negative exponent is the equivalent of `1/x`, EG
$$ x^{-2} = \frac{1}{x^2} $$
2024-01-18 17:16:28 +00:00
Putting a negative in front of something like $2^x$ flips it over the *x axis* ($-2^x$).
Putting a negative in front of the exponent ($2^{-x}$) flips it over the y axis.