You have that situation with ANY base that's less than ' 1 '.
Examples:
(0.9)² = 0.81 (90% of the base)
(7/8)² = 0.765625 (87.5% of the base)
(1/2)² = 1/4 (50% of the base)
(0.1)² = 0.01 (10% of the base)
Each of these results is less than the base, and with
higher positive powers, they keep getting smaller.