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exponent
[ik-spoh-nuhnt, ek-spoh-nuhnt]
noun
a person or thing that expounds, explains, or interprets.
an exponent of modern theory in the arts.
Synonyms: , , ,a person or thing that is a representative, advocate, type, or symbol of something.
Lincoln is an exponent of American democracy.
Synonyms: ,Mathematics.a symbol or number placed above and after another symbol or number to denote the power to which the latter is to be raised.
The exponents of the quantities xn, 2m, y4, and 35 are, respectively, n, m, 4, and 5.
exponent
/ ɪˈəʊəԳ /
noun
(usually foll by of) a person or thing that acts as an advocate (of an idea, cause, etc)
a person or thing that explains or interprets
a performer or interpretive artist, esp a musician
Also called: power. index.maths a number or variable placed as a superscript to the right of another number or quantity indicating the number of times the number or quantity is to be multiplied by itself
adjective
offering a declaration, explanation, or interpretation
exponent
A number or symbol, placed above and to the right of the expression to which it applies, that indicates the number of times the expression is used as a factor. For example, the exponent 3 in 5 3 indicates 5 × 5 × 5; the exponent x in (a + b) x indicates (a + b) multiplied by itself x times.
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of exponent1
Example Sentences
And there are plenty more exponents who continue to shun convention and go with longer implements.
On a recent Friday, second-year instructor Nathalie Robles was teaching Compton High 11th-graders about exponents in her integrated math class — and had multiple strategies to make sure students were keeping up.
It is clear that exceptional levels of golfing magic continue to course through the veins of the game's supreme exponent.
Gould was then a world-famous exponent of the music of J.S.
They are the quantum analog of Lyapunov exponents, which measure unpredictability in classical chaotic systems.
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