Look up: exponent

1. exponent
   [n] - someone who expounds and interprets or explains 2. [n] - a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
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2. Exponent
   In the expression a^m, m is the exponent and a is the base. a^m is the mth power of a. If this is set equal to y (y=a^m) then this is called an exponential function. where
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3. exponent
   The number that tells how many times a base is to be used as a factor
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   The exponent is 3, indicating that 8 is used as a factor 3 times.
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4. exponent
   power to which an expression is raised Category: Statistics • in a floating-point representation,the numeral that denotes the power to which the implicit floating-point base is raised before being multiplied by the fixed-point part to determine the real number represented Category: Au...
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5. Exponent
   Ex·po'nent noun [ Latin exponens , -entis , present participle of exponere to put out, set forth, expose. See Expound .] 1. (Alg.) A number, letter, or any quantity written on the right hand of and above anoth...
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6. exponent
   1. <mathematics> 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. ... Thus a^2 denotes the second power, and a^n the xth power, of a (2 and x being the expon...
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7. exponent
   power noun a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
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8. 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. • (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...
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9. exponent
   (from the article `arithmetic`) The fundamental laws of exponents follow easily from the definitions ( the table), and other laws are immediate consequences of the fundamental ones....Arithmetic of Infinitesimals`) of 1655, the result of his interest in Torricelli`s work, Wallis extended Cavalieri`s law of quadrature by devising ... ...
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10. exponent
    exponent 1. Someone who expounds or interprets. 2. Anyone who speaks for, represents, or advocates: 'The senator is an exponent for getting out of the war.' 3. A person or thing that is a representative, an advocate, a type, or a symbol of something: 'Abraham Lincoln is considered an exponent of A...
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11. exponent
    (EDA) [J.W.Tukey, 'Exploratory Data Analysis', 1977, Addisson Wesley].
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12. Exponent
    [linguistics] An exponent is a phonological manifestation of a morphosyntactic property. In non-technical language, it is the expression of one or more grammatical properties by sound. There are several kinds of exponents: ==Identity== The identity exponent is both simple and common: it has ...
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13. exponent
    
    • a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
    • someone who expounds and interprets or explains
    • a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
    
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14. exponent
    A number that gives the power to which a base is raised. For example, in 3² the base is 3 and the exponent is 2.
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15. exponent
    exponent, in mathematics, a number, letter, or algebraic expression written above and to the right of another number, letter, or expression called the base. In the expressions x2 and xn, the number 2 and the letter n are the exponents respectively of the base x. The exponent indicates the power to w...
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16. Exponent
    Exponent is a cultivated variety of potato.
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17. exponent
    In mathematics, a superscript number that indicates the number of times a term is multiplied by itself; for example x² = x × x, 4³ = 4 × 4 × 4. Exponents obey certain rules. Terms that contain them are multiplied togethe...
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18. Exponent
    [consulting firm] Exponent ({NASDAQ|EXPO}) is an engineering and sciencific consulting firm that provides solutions to complex technical problems. Exponent has a multidisciplinary team of scientists, physicians, engineers, and business consultants which performs in-depth research and analysi...
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