expoente — meaning in English

English meaning

• exponent noun One who expounds, represents or advocates.
• index noun An alphabetical list at the back of a book showing where topics can be found.

Senses

expoente is used for these senses in English:

• index (mathematics) A raised suffix indicating a power.

exponent — full definition

1. noun One who expounds, represents or advocates.
2. noun 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.
3. noun The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the 2 in ^(2])√=b.
4. noun A phonological manifestation of a morphosyntactic property; in layman's terms, the expression of one or more grammatical properties by sound.

index — full definition

1. noun An alphabetical list at the back of a book showing where topics can be found.
2. noun A number used to track or measure changes in something, such as prices or performance.
3. noun A sign or measure that indicates something.
4. verb To create an index for, or to list systematically.
5. verb To adjust a value in line with another measure, especially to account for inflation.

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