exponent

[ ik-spoh-nuhnt, ek-spoh-nuhnt ]

/ ɪkˈspoʊ nənt, ˈɛk spoʊ nənt /

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noun

a person or thing that expounds, explains, or interprets: an exponent of modern theory in the arts.

a person or thing that is a representative, advocate, type, or symbol of something: Lincoln is an exponent of American democracy.

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.

Origin of exponent

1575–85; <Latin expōnent- (stem of expōnēns), present participle of expōnere to expound; see -ent

SYNONYMS FOR exponent

1 supporter, champion, proponent, promoter.

2 embodiment, personification.

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Words nearby exponent

explosive cyclogenesis, explosive forming, explosive rivet, explosive welding, expo, exponent, exponential, exponential curve, exponential distribution, exponential function, exponential growth

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Example sentences from the Web for exponent

Raising a sum to a power means leaving that sum of nematodes for the number of days specified by the exponent.
Can You Reach The Beach?|Zach Wissner-Gross|August 7, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Grinding out additional decimal places of 3D critical exponents is beside the point, said Slava Rychkov, a physicist at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques in France who is involved in the effort.
The Cartoon Picture of Magnets That Has Transformed Science|Charlie Wood|June 24, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Brilliant as an exponent of the virtues in Spenser, Dante, Chaucer, Lewis could not write his own poetry.
The Odd Story of C.S. Lewis, an Extremely Odd Man|A.N. Wilson|March 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The greater the value of the exponent of V, the greater the efficiency of the fluid between any two temperatures.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston

I wouldn't even want to guess at the order of magnitude of the exponent.
The Asses of Balaam|Gordon Randall Garrett
She had never justified her course, or thought it could be deemed admirable as an exponent of her character.
The Ordeal|Charles Egbert Craddock
She is the exponent of an art that is baffling in its coincidence with nature.
Iconoclasts|James Huneker
Very fitly does Mr. Veblen, in his interesting book, call decorum "a product and an exponent of the leisure-class life."
Bushido, the Soul of Japan|Inazo Nitob

British Dictionary definitions for exponent

exponent

/ (ɪkˈspəʊnənt) /

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

Word Origin for exponent

C16: from Latin expōnere to set out, expound, from pōnere to set, place

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for exponent

exponent

A number placed above and to the right of another number to show that it has been raised to a power. For example, 32 indicates that 3 has been raised to a power of 2, or multiplied by itself; 32 is equal to 9.

Scientific definitions for exponent

exponent

[ ĕk′spō′nənt, ĭk-spō′nənt ]

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 53 indicates 5 X 5 X 5; the exponent x in (a + b)x indicates (a + b) multiplied by itself x times.

单词	exponent
释义	exponent [ ik-spoh-nuhnt, ek-spoh-nuhnt ] / ɪkˈspoʊ nənt, ˈɛk spoʊ nənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR exponent ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that expounds, explains, or interprets: an exponent of modern theory in the arts. a person or thing that is a representative, advocate, type, or symbol of something: Lincoln is an exponent of American democracy. 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. Origin of exponent 1575–85; <Latin expōnent- (stem of expōnēns), present participle of expōnere to expound; see -ent SYNONYMS FOR exponent 1 supporter, champion, proponent, promoter. 2 embodiment, personification. SEE SYNONYMS FOR exponent ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby exponent explosive cyclogenesis, explosive forming, explosive rivet, explosive welding, expo, exponent, exponential, exponential curve, exponential distribution, exponential function, exponential growth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for exponent Raising a sum to a power means leaving that sum of nematodes for the number of days specified by the exponent. Can You Reach The Beach?\|Zach Wissner-Gross\|August 7, 2020\|FiveThirtyEight Grinding out additional decimal places of 3D critical exponents is beside the point, said Slava Rychkov, a physicist at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques in France who is involved in the effort. The Cartoon Picture of Magnets That Has Transformed Science\|Charlie Wood\|June 24, 2020\|Quanta Magazine Brilliant as an exponent of the virtues in Spenser, Dante, Chaucer, Lewis could not write his own poetry. The Odd Story of C.S. Lewis, an Extremely Odd Man\|A.N. Wilson\|March 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The greater the value of the exponent of V, the greater the efficiency of the fluid between any two temperatures. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine\|Robert H. Thurston I wouldn't even want to guess at the order of magnitude of the exponent. The Asses of Balaam\|Gordon Randall Garrett She had never justified her course, or thought it could be deemed admirable as an exponent of her character. The Ordeal\|Charles Egbert Craddock She is the exponent of an art that is baffling in its coincidence with nature. Iconoclasts\|James Huneker Very fitly does Mr. Veblen, in his interesting book, call decorum "a product and an exponent of the leisure-class life." Bushido, the Soul of Japan\|Inazo Nitob British Dictionary definitions for exponent exponent / (ɪkˈspəʊnənt) / 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 Word Origin for exponent C16: from Latin expōnere to set out, expound, from pōnere to set, place Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to exponent interpreter, proponent, exemplar, backer, champion, spokesperson, partisan, propagandist, promoter, second, protagonist, demonstrator, defender, supporter, booster, expositor, expounder, upholder, index, specimen Cultural definitions for exponent exponent A number placed above and to the right of another number to show that it has been raised to a power. For example, 32 indicates that 3 has been raised to a power of 2, or multiplied by itself; 32 is equal to 9. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for exponent exponent [ ĕk′spō′nənt, ĭk-spō′nənt ] 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 53 indicates 5 X 5 X 5; the exponent x in (a + b)x indicates (a + b) multiplied by itself x times. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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exponent

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