EXPONENT


Meaning of EXPONENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈspō-nənt, ˈek-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: Latin exponent-, exponens, present participle of exponere — more at expose

Date: 1706

1. : a symbol written above and to the right of a mathematical expression to indicate the operation of raising to a power

2.

a. : one that expounds or interprets

b. : one that champions, practices, or exemplifies

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.