Associations to the word «Exponent»

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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn