English Dictionary

exponent

/ɛkˈspəʊnənt/

noun

One who expounds, represents or advocates. / (mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2³=8.

He is an exponent of the theory of relativity.

意味（1）

One who expounds, represents or advocates.

Like attracts like," explained Mrs. Mailey, who was quite as capable an exponent as her husband.

意味（2）

(mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2³=8.

意味（3）

(mathematics, obsolete) The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the 2 in ^(2])√=b.

A Power that hath neither the Signs + or - before it, is look'd upon as Affirmative, and if it be preceded by a Number that contains the Root ſought and its Exponent may be commenſured by the Exponent of the Root; namely for the Square Root by 2, for the Cube by 3, &c. it will contain the Root ſought.

意味（4）

(linguistics) A manifestation of a morphosyntactic property.

However, there have been no examples presented of gender systems where the plain n triggers one exponent for gender agreement, and the male and female ns together trigger a different exponent.

意味（5）

(computing) The part of a floating-point number that represents its exponent value.