base^0 = 1 base^1 = base base^2 = base * base et cetera. I've always considered the index and the power to which a base has been raised to be equivalent in man

base^0 = 1 base^1 = base base^2 = base * base et cetera. I've always considered the index and the power to which a base has been raised to be equivalent in many circumstances. Thus starting at 0 makes sense.