exponent

ex·po·nent  (k-spnnt, kspnnt)

n.

1. One that expounds or interprets.

2. One that speaks for, represents, or advocates: Our senator is an exponent of free trade.

3. Abbr. exp Mathematics A number or symbol, as 3 in (x + y)³, placed to the right of and above another number, symbol, or expression, denoting the power to which that number, symbol, or expression is to be raised. Also called power.

adj.

Expository; explanatory.

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[Latin expnns, expnent-, present participle of expnere, to expound; see expound.]

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exponent

Noun

1. a person who advocates an idea, cause, etc.: an exponent of free speech

2. a person who is a skilful performer of some activity: one of the greatest modern exponents of the blues

3. Maths a number placed as a superscript to another number indicating how many times the number is to be used as a factor [Latin exponere to expound]

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exponent  (kspnnt, k-spnnt)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	exponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea advocate, advocator, proponent individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" apologist, justifier, vindicator - a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" constitutionalist - an advocate of constitutional government Darwinian - an advocate of Darwinism populist, democrat - an advocate of democratic principles federalist - an advocate of federalism Gnostic - an advocate of Gnosticism humanist, humanitarian - an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans ideologist, ideologue - an advocate of some ideology internationalist - an advocate of internationalism irredentist, irridentist - an advocate of irredentism isolationist - an advocate of isolationism in international affairs Jansenist - an advocate of Jansenism libertarian - an advocate of libertarianism Maoist - an advocate of Maoism Marxist - an advocate of Marxism nationalist - an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government neoclassicist - an advocate of neoclassicism neutralist - an advocate of neutrality in international affairs nullifier - an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws drumbeater, partisan, zealot - a fervent and even militant proponent of something partitionist - an advocate of partitioning a country Platonist - an advocate of Platonism pro-lifer - an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion presenter, sponsor - an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) protectionist - an advocate of protectionism republican - an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy) ritualist - an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms ruralist - an advocate of rural living secessionist - an advocate of secessionism secularist - an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education separationist, separatist - an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) spokesperson, representative, interpreter, voice - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" suffragist - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" supremacist - a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others teleologist - advocate of teleology Thatcherite - an advocate of Thatcherism unilateralist - an advocate of unilateralism
	2.	exponent - someone who expounds and interprets or explains intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively
	3.	exponent - a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself index, power degree - the highest power of a term or variable mathematical notation - a notation used by mathematicians logarithm, log - the exponent required to produce a given number

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exponent

noun 1. advocate, champion, supporter, defender, spokesman, spokeswoman, promoter, backer, spokesperson, proponent, propagandist, upholder

noun 2. performer, player, interpreter, presenter, executant

Translations

exponent [ɪkˈspəunənt] n → partidario/a; [of skill, activity] → exponente m/f

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exponent [ɪkˈspəunənt] n [of school of thought etc] → interprète m, représentant m;

(Math) → exposant m

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exponent [ɪksˈpəunənt] n → Vertreter(in) m(f), Exponent(in) m(f);

(Math) → Exponent m

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exponent [ɪkˈspəunənt] n → esponente m/f