Definition of exponent Exponent

/ɛˈkspowˌnʌnt/ - [ekspownunt] - ex•po•nent

We found 13 definitions of exponent from 7 different sources.

What does exponent mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: exponents
exponent - a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
		power, index
		mathematical notation a notation used by mathematicians
		degree a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
exponent - someone who expounds and interprets or explains
		intellectual, intellect a person who uses the mind creatively
exponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
		advocate, advocator, proponent
		mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism
		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 a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
		ideologist, ideologue an advocate of some ideology
		internationalist a member of a socialist or communist international
		irredentist, irridentist an advocate of irredentism
		isolationist an advocate of isolationism in international affairs
		jansenist an advocate of Jansenism
		libertarian someone who believes the doctrine of free will
		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, zealot, partisan a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans
		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
		sponsor, presenter an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
		protectionist an advocate of protectionism
		republican a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas
		ritualist a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies
		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, interpreter, representative, 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)
		protagonist, admirer, champion, friend, supporter, booster the principal character in a work of fiction
		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

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Wiktionary

exponent (Noun)
One who expounds, represents or advocates.
exponent (Noun)
The power to which a number, symbol or expression is to be raised. For example, the 3 in x3.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

exponent (n.)
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
exponent (n.)
One who, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

exponent
One who supports something.
exponent
(Mathematics) A number placed above and to the right of another number to show that it has been raised to a power.
exponent
One who expounds, represents or advocates.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

exponent
eks-pō′nent, n. he who, or that which, points out, or represents: (alg.) a figure which shows how often a quantity is to be multiplied by itself, as a³: an index: an example, illustration.—adj. Exponen′tial (alg.), pertaining to or involving exponents.—n. an exponential function.—Exponential curve, a curve expressed by an exponential equation; Exponential equation, one in which the x or y occurs in the exponent of one or more terms, as 5^x = 800; Exponential function, a quantity with a variable exponent; Exponential series, a series in which exponential quantities are developed; Exponential theorem gives a value of any number in terms of its natural logarithm, and from it can at once be derived a series determining the logarithm. [L. exponens—ex, out, ponĕre, to place.]

Wikipedia

An exponent is the number of times another number is multiplied by itself in exponentiation.

The exponent in formula_1 is 3. This can also be written as formula_2.

The exponent in formula_3 is 5. This can also be written as formula_4.

Exponents are used in algebra.