A term of the form ax m , where a is a constant and m is a whole number, is called a monomial. If a is a real number and m, n are counting numbers, then a m • a n = a m + n If a is a real number and m...A term of the form ax m , where a is a constant and m is a whole number, is called a monomial. If a is a real number and m, n are counting numbers, then a m • a n = a m + n If a is a real number and m, n are counting numbers, then (a m ) n = a m • n If a is a real number, a ≠ 0, and m, n are whole numbers, thenaman=am−n,m>nandaman=1an−m,n>m