noun
exponent
Exponent (noun) means one who expounds, represents or advocates.
noun
1
One who expounds, represents or advocates.
2
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
The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the 2 in ^(2])√=b.
4
A phonological manifestation of a morphosyntactic property; in layman's terms, the expression of one or more grammatical properties by sound.
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Etymology
From Latin expōnēns, present participle of expōnō (“to expose; to exhibit, display, set out; to explain”), from ex- (“out, away”) + pōnō (“to lay, place, put”).
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What is the meaning of exponent?
"exponent" (noun) means one who expounds, represents or advocates.
What are the different meanings of exponent?
"exponent" has 3 main meanings: 1. One who expounds, represents or advocates; 2. 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. The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the 2 in ^(2])√=b.