It was the end; coma was coming; the mind was departing with the breath. The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete Emile Zola It was not long before they were reduced to a coma of hunger.
The zero exponent rule is one of the rules that will help you simplify exponents. Let's first define some terms as they relate to exponents. When you have a number or variable raised to a power, the number (or variable) is called the base, while the superscript number is called the exponent, or power.
base1. 1  the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests: a metal base for the table. 2  a fundamental principle or groundwork; foundation; basis: the base of needed reforms. 3  the bottom layer or coating, as of makeup or paint.