exponentnoun [ C ]
uk/ɪkˈspəʊ.nənt/us/ɪkˈspoʊ.nənt/exponent noun [ C ] (PERSON)
a person who supports an idea or belief or performs an activity:
Adam Smith was an exponent of free trade.
Jacqueline du Pré was a leading exponent of the cello.
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Supporters, members & defenders
- -arian
- -ista
- apologist
- apparatchik
- benefactor
- cadre
- camp follower
- campaigner
- cardholder
- champion
- chaperone
- cohort
- company man
- contributor
- evolutionist
- initiate
- new/fresh blood idiom
- referee
- renegade
- respecter
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exponent noun [ C ] (NUMBER)
specialized mathematics a number or sign that shows how many times another number is to be multiplied by itself:
In 64 and yn, 4 and n are the exponents.
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Terms for numbers
- additive inverse
- aliquot
- common denominator
- common factor
- common multiple
- cos
- fivefold
- fold
- fortyfold
- fourfold
- GCF
- hundredfold
- odd
- recurring number
- remainder
- resultant
- root
- sevenfold
- seventyfold
- weighting
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