单词 | exponent |
释义 | exponent /ik spoh"neuhnt/ or, esp. for 3, /ek"spoh neuhnt/, n. 1. a person or thing that expounds, explains, or interprets: an exponent of modern theory in the arts. 2. a person or thing that is a representative, advocate, type, or symbol of something: Lincoln is an exponent of American democracy. 3. Math. 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. [1575-85; < L exponent- (s. of exponens), prp. of exponere to EXPOUND; see -ENT] Syn. 1. supporter, champion, proponent, promoter. 2. embodiment, personification. |
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