1. The problem asks whether the statement "An exponent determines how many times the base is multiplied to itself" is true or false. 2. Recall the definition of an exponent: For a base $a$ and an exponent $n$, the expression $a^n$ means multiplying the base $a$ by itself $n$ times. 3. For example, $a^3 = a \times a \times a$, which is the base $a$ multiplied by itself 3 times. 4. Therefore, the statement is true because the exponent indeed tells us how many times to multiply the base by itself. Final answer: True