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 a^{2 denotes the second power, and a^{x} 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, a^{1/3 denotes the third or cube root
of a.
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2. One who, or that which, stands as an index or
representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent
of its principles.
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3. one who explains, expounds, or interprets.
[PJC]
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.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
WordNet (r) 2.0
128 Moby Thesaurus words for "exponent":
Maecenas, abettor, admirer, advocate, aficionado, allegorist,
alter ego, alternate, amicus curiae, angel, annotator, apologist,
attorney, backer, backup, backup man, booster, buff, case,
case in point, champion, cicerone, clarifier, commentator, critic,
cross section, cryptanalyst, cryptographer, cryptologist, decoder,
defender, definer, demonstration, demonstrator, demythologizer,
dependence, deputy, diaskeuast, dragoman, dummy, editor, emblem,
embodiment, emendator, emender, encourager, endorser, euhemerist,
example, executive officer, exegesist, exegete, exegetist,
exemplar, exemplification, explainer, explanation, explicator,
expositor, expounder, fan, favorer, figurehead, friend at court,
go-between, guide, hermeneut, illustration, instance, interpreter,
lexicographer, lieutenant, locum, locum tenens, lover, mainstay,
maintainer, metaphrast, object lesson, oneirocritic, paranymph,
paraphrast, partisan, patron, pinch hitter, pleader, procurator,
promoter, proponent, protagonist, proxy, relevant instance,
reliance, representation, representative, scholiast, second,
second in command, secondary, seconder, sectary, sider, specimen,
sponsor, stalwart, stand-in, standby, substitute, support,
supporter, surrogate, sustainer, symbol, sympathizer,
textual critic, translator, type, typical example, typification,
understudy, upholder, utility man, vicar, vicar general, vice,
vicegerent, votary, well-wisher
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
exponent
(Or "characteristic") The part of a
floating-point number specifying the power of ten by which
the mantissa should be multiplied. In the common notation,
e.g. 3.1E8, the exponent is 8.
(1995-02-27)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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