diff --git a/basis/math/functions/functions-docs.factor b/basis/math/functions/functions-docs.factor
index 02c094cd62..2b21ca07b7 100644
--- a/basis/math/functions/functions-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/math/functions/functions-docs.factor
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ HELP: align
 { $notes "This word will give an incorrect result if " { $snippet "w" } " is not a power of 2." } ;
 
 HELP: e^
-{ $values { "x" number } { "y" number } }
+{ $values { "x" number } { "e^x" number } }
 { $description "Exponential function, " { $snippet "y=e^x" } "." } ;
 
 HELP: frexp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ HELP: absq
 { $description "Computes the squared absolute value of a number. For complex numbers this is marginally more efficient than " { $link abs } "." } ;
 
 HELP: ^
-{ $values { "x" number } { "y" number } { "z" number } }
+{ $values { "x" number } { "y" number } { "x^y" number } }
 { $description "Raises " { $snippet "x" } " to the power of " { $snippet "y" } ". If " { $snippet "y" } " is an integer the answer is computed exactly, otherwise a floating point approximation is used." }
 { $errors "Throws an error if " { $snippet "x" } " and " { $snippet "y" } " are both integer 0." } ;
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ HELP: nth-root
 { $description "Calculates the nth root of a number, such that " { $snippet "y^n=x" } "." } ;
 
 HELP: 10^
-{ $values { "x" number } { "y" number } }
+{ $values { "x" number } { "10^x" number } }
 { $description "Raises 10 to the power of " { $snippet "x" } ". If " { $snippet "x" } " is an integer the answer is computed exactly, otherwise a floating point approximation is used." } ;
 
 HELP: divisor?
diff --git a/basis/math/functions/functions.factor b/basis/math/functions/functions.factor
index 1fde152dcb..ba51876d15 100644
--- a/basis/math/functions/functions.factor
+++ b/basis/math/functions/functions.factor
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ PRIVATE>
 
 : polar> ( abs arg -- z ) cis * ; inline
 
-GENERIC: e^ ( x -- y )
+GENERIC: e^ ( x -- e^x )
 
 M: float e^ fexp ; inline
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ M: complex e^ >rect [ e^ ] dip polar> ; inline
 
 PRIVATE>
 
-: ^ ( x y -- z )
+: ^ ( x y -- x^y )
     {
         { [ over zero? ] [ 0^ ] }
         { [ dup integer? ] [ integer^ ] }
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ M: object log1+ 1 + log ; inline
 
 M: float log1+ dup -1.0 >= [ flog1+ ] [ 1.0 + 0.0 rect> log ] if ; inline
 
-: 10^ ( x -- y ) 10 swap ^ ; inline
+: 10^ ( x -- 10^x ) 10 swap ^ ; inline
 
 GENERIC: log10 ( x -- y ) foldable