exponent
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nənt, ˈɛk noun
1.
a person or thing that expounds, explains, or interprets: an exponent of modern theory in the arts.
2.
a person or thing that is a representative, advocate, type, or symbol of something: Lincoln is an exponent of American democracy.
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Exponent
is always a great word to know.
So is reduce. Does it mean:
| to change the denomination or form, but not the value, of a fraction or polynomial |
| a set of elements capable of being completely counted and not zero |
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World English Dictionary
exponent (ɪkˈspəʊnənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | a person or thing that explains or interprets |
| 3. | a performer or interpretive artist, esp a musician |
| 4. | maths power, Also called: index 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 |
| —adj | |
| 5. | offering a declaration, explanation, or interpretation |
| [C16: from Latin expōnere to set out, expound, from pōnere to set, place] | |
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Word Origin & History
exponent
1706, from L. exponentem, prp. of exponere "put forth" (see expound). A mathematical term at first; the sense of "one who expounds" is 1812.
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Science Dictionary
| exponent (ěk'spō'nənt, ĭk-spō'nənt) Pronunciation Key
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 53 indicates 5 × 5 × 5; the exponent x in (a + b)x indicates (a + b) multiplied by itself x times. |
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Cultural Dictionary
exponent definition
A number placed above and to the right of another number to show that it has been raised to a power. For example, 32 indicates that 3 has been raised to a power of 2, or multiplied by itself; 32 is equal to 9.
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Computing Dictionary
exponent definition
programming(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)
Example sentences
That's my inclination, too, as a less successful exponent of the same theory.
The exponent is a real number that can be positive or negative.
She became the most influential German exponent of expressive.
As you can see, maximum complexity and polity size seems to be strongly contingent upon the scaling exponent.
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