How do I denote the Cartesian square of the set of all functions from $X \to Y$

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It is my understanding that to denote, say, the set of all integer sequences (set of all functions from $\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{Z}$) we write:

$$\mathbb{Z}^\mathbb{N}\equiv\{f\mid f:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{Z}\}$$

What if I want to denote the set of all ordered pairs with elements from $\mathbb{Z}^\mathbb{N}$? That is how do I denote the Cartesian square of $\mathbb{Z}^\mathbb{N}$? Is it this:

$$\left(\mathbb{Z}^\mathbb{N}\right)^2$$

or can I write it like this: $\mathbb{Z}^\mathbb{2N}$? maybe this: $\mathbb{Z}^\mathbb{N\times2}$?

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The "Cartesian square" is nothing more than the Cartesian product of a set with itself.

$$\left(\mathbb Z^\mathbb{N}\right)^2$$

is okay, but doesn't look nice.

$$\mathbb Z^\mathbb{N} \times \mathbb Z^\mathbb{N}$$

will be understood by everyone.

The other versions can be misinterpreted for something else completely, don't use them. You are not working with powers of real numbers, don't forget that.