See other thread.
The grid acts as the superposition.
Specifically the assymetry between the negative and positive cells.
Each cell has either zero or infinite (constructable) cells, all based on patterns related to cells 0,0; 0,1; 1,1 etc.
Exponents can always be imagined in three dimensions.
Take the integer 17.
17 is a line 17 units long.
17 squared we know is a square.
17 cubed.
17 to the four is a line of 17 cubed.
17 to the five is a square of 17 cubed.
Etc.