one who interprets, advocate; small raised symbol or number placed after a number that indicates the power to which the number is raised (Mathematics)
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Exponent Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
One who, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles.
One who, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles.
(n.)
A number, letter, or any quantity written on the right hand of and above another quantity, and denoting how many times the latter is repeated as a factor to produce the power indicated
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA number, letter, or any quantity written on the right hand of and above another quantity, and denoting how many times the latter is repeated as a factor to produce the power indicated
exponent
\ex*po"nent\ (?), n. [l. exponens, -entis, p. pr. of exponere to put out, set forth, expose. see expound.]
1. (alg.) a number, letter, or any quantity written on the right hand of and above another quantity, and denoting how many times the latter is repeated as a factor to produce the power indicated;
note: thus a2 denotes the second power, and an the xth power, of a (2 and x being the exponents). a fractional exponent, or index, is used to denote the root of a quantity. thus, a⅓ denotes the third or cube root of a.
2. one who, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles.
exponent
of a ratio, the quotient arising when the antecedent is divided by the consequent; thus, 6 is the exponent of the ratio of 30 to 5. [r.]
exponent
n
1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: advocate, advocator, proponent]
2. someone who expounds and interprets or explains
3. a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself [syn: power, index]
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exponent of a ratio
Noun
1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
(synonym) advocate, advocator, proponent
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) apologist, vindicator, justifier
2. someone who expounds and interprets or explains
(hypernym) intellectual, intellect
(derivation) elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
3. a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
(synonym) power, index
(hypernym) mathematical notation
(hyponym) degree
Exponent Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Holding company with subsidiaries which investigate, analyze and prevent failures, accidents and disaster of an engineering or scientific nature; Provide automobile testing and consulting services in connection with hazardous waste; And design, install and service wireless connections networks.
Exponent Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Exponentiation is a mathematical operation, written as bn, involving two numbers, the base b and the exponent (or index or power) n. When n is a positive integer, exponentiation corresponds to repeated multiplication; in other words, a product of n factors, each of which is equal to b (the product itself can also be called power):
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