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exponent
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exponent
Noun
  • One who expounds, represents or advocates.
  • The power to which a number, symbol or expression is to be raised, for example, the 3{\displaystyle 3} in b3=p{\displaystyle b^{3}=p}. mathematics
    • The result of a logarithm, between a base and an antilogarithm, for example, the 4{\displaystyle 4} in logb⁡(a)=4{\displaystyle \log _{b}(a)=4}. mathematics
    • The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the 2{\displaystyle 2} in r2=b{\displaystyle {\sqrt[{2}]{r}}=b}. mathematics, obsolete
  • A manifestation of a morphosyntactic property. linguistics