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Base Identification in Professional Formulas

A technical writer is documenting the calculation rules for a financial reporting tool. The writer needs to distinguish between the expressions −122-12^2 and (−12)2(-12)^2 for the user manual. According to standard algebraic conventions, identify the base for the exponent in the expression −122-12^2 and the base for the exponent in the expression (−12)2(-12)^2.

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