Masculine

exponent

Meaning

  1. (masculine, no-diminutive) exponent (number by which a base is raised to a power)
  2. (masculine, no-diminutive) exponent; someone or something that characterically represents or advocates something, typical representative or advocate

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɛks.poːˈnɛnt/
Etymology

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin expōnēns. The sense “typical representative” is from English exponent.

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