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# exponent

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- [exponent (noun)](/dictionary/exponent)

exponent /ɪkˈspoʊnənt//ˈɛkˌspoʊnənt/noun

pluralexponents

exponent

/ɪkˈspoʊnənt//ˈɛkˌspoʊnənt/

noun

pluralexponents

Britannica Dictionary definition of EXPONENT

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**1**

**a**:someone who supports a particular cause, belief, etc.

- He was a leading _exponent_ \[= _supporter, proponent_\] of the civil rights movement.


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**b**:someone who is known for a particular method, style, etc.

- She has become one of America's foremost _exponents_ of the romantic style in interior design.


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**2**

mathematics:a symbol that is written above and to the right of a number to show how many times the number is to be multiplied by itself

- The _exponent_ 3 in 10₃ indicates 10 x 10 x 10.


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