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ex⋅po⋅nent
[ik-spoh-nuh
nt or, especially for 3, ek-spoh-nuhnt] 
–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. |
| 3. | 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. |
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| ex·po·nent (ĭk-spō'nənt, ěk'spō'nənt) n.
[Latin expōnēns, expōnent-, present participle of expōnere, to expound; see expound.] |
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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^n 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. 2. One who, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles. 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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Language Translation for : exponent
Spanish:
intérprete,
German:
der, *die Vertreter(in),
Japanese:
演奏者
exponent
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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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| 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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exponent 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)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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