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exponent

[ ik-spoh-nuhnt, ek-spoh-nuhnt ]

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noun

a person or thing that expounds, explains, or interprets:
an exponent of modern theory in the arts.
Synonyms: promoter, proponent, champion, supporter
a person or thing that is a representative, advocate, type, or symbol of something:
Lincoln is an exponent of American democracy.
Synonyms: personification, embodiment
Mathematics. a symbol or number placed above and after another symbol or number to denote the power to which the latter is to be raised:
The exponents of the quantities xn, 2m, y4, and 35 are, respectively, n, m, 4, and 5.

exponent

/ ɪkˈspəʊnənt /

usually foll by of a person or thing that acts as an advocate (of an idea, cause, etc)
a person or thing that explains or interprets
a performer or interpretive artist, esp a musician
Also calledpowerindex maths a number or variable placed as a superscript to the right of another number or quantity indicating the number of times the number or quantity is to be multiplied by itself

exponent

/ ĕk′spō′nənt,ĭk-spō′nənt /

A number or symbol, placed above and to the right of the expression to which it applies, that indicates the number of times the expression is used as a factor. For example, the exponent 3 in 5 ³ indicates 5 × 5 × 5; the exponent x in ( a + b ) ^x indicates ( a + b ) multiplied by itself x times.

1575–85; < Latin expōnent- (stem of expōnēns ), present participle of expōnere to expound; -ent

C16: from Latin expōnere to set out, expound, from pōnere to set, place

Brilliant as an exponent of the virtues in Spenser, Dante, Chaucer, Lewis could not write his own poetry.

The biggest laugh was claimed by the writer, actor and gay-rights exponent, Stephen Fry.

Not as an exponent of entertainment, but as part of the group having a pleasant, homey evening.

It is this also which renders the dictionary meaning of a word, by universal remark so imperfect an exponent of its real meaning.

Nothing came of the plan, which is a pity, as each was a supreme exponent of his point of view.

Sherman was the chief Union exponent of the tactical gift that makes marches count as much as fighting.

All this prepared the way for the advent of Margaret Fuller, and brought about the condition of which she was the exponent.

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