Associations to the word «Exponent»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
EXPONENT, noun. One who expounds, represents or advocates.
EXPONENT, noun. (mathematics) The power to which a number, symbol or expression is to be raised. For example, the \(3\) in \(b^3=p\).
EXPONENT, noun. (mathematics) The result of a logarithm, between a base and an antilogarithm. For example the \(4\) in \(\log_b(a)=4\).
EXPONENT, noun. (linguistics) A manifestation of a morphosyntactic property.
EXPONENT, noun. (mathematics) (rare) The degree to which the root of a radicand is found. For example the \(2\) in \(\sqrt[2]r=b\).
Dictionary definition
EXPONENT, noun. A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea.
EXPONENT, noun. Someone who expounds and interprets or explains.
EXPONENT, noun. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.