Exponent

Quick meaning: Exponent is a noun meaning One who expounds, represents or advocates.

Meaning

One who expounds, represents or advocates.

More Meanings

1. (mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2³=8.
2. (mathematics, obsolete) The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the 2 in ^(2])√=b.
3. (computing) The part of a floating-point number that represents its exponent value.
4. (linguistics) A phonological manifestation of a morphosyntactic property; in layman's terms, the expression of one or more grammatical properties by sound.

Example Sentences

Like attracts like," explained Mrs. Mailey, who was quite as capable an exponent as her husband.

To think of Kant as an exponent of virtue may seem to some readers itself novel and not easily associated with the Kant familiar to discussions of justice and rights.

The notation by which the root is expressed, is the mark #92;sqrt#123;#125; called a radical, placed over the letter, with an exponent to the left indicating the order of the root.

However, there have been no examples presented of gender systems where the plain n triggers one exponent for gender agreement, and the male and female ns together trigger a different exponent.

Word Forms

• exponents

Synonyms for exponent

Depending on context, synonyms include power, degree, advocate, index, proponent.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include power, proponent, index, advocate, expression, example.

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