Key term for OCR GCSE Mathematics, used in Powers and Roots.
An exponent with a minus sign indicating that the base should be replaced by its reciprocal before applying the positive power.
Negative index appears in OCR GCSE Mathematics revision content for Indices and Surds, especially Powers and Roots and Index Notation.
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