exponent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin expōnēns, present participle of expōnō (“to expose; to exhibit, display, set out; to explain”), from ex- (“out, away”) +‎ pōnō (“to lay, place, put”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛkˈspəʊnənt/, /ˈɛkspənənt/, /ɪkˈkspəʊnənt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ɛkˈspoʊnənt/, /ˈɛkspoʊnənt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ekˈspəʉnənt/ Hyphenation: ex‧po‧nent === Noun === exponent (plural exponents) 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 {\displaystyle 3} in 2 3 = 8 {\displaystyle 2^{3}=8} . Synonym: power (mathematics, obsolete) The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the 2 {\displaystyle 2} in r 2 = b {\displaystyle {\sqrt[{2}]{r}}=b} . Synonyms: degree, power (linguistics) A phonological manifestation of a morphosyntactic property; in layman's terms, the expression of one or more grammatical properties by sound. (computing) The part of a floating-point number that represents its exponent value. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (computing): significand, mantissa ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== expone expose expound ==== Translations ==== === See also === Other terms used in arithmetic operations: Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛksponɛnt] === Noun === exponent m inan (mathematics) exponent (the power to which something is raised) Synonym: mocnitel V zápisu 1,45E10 je 1,45 mantisa a 10 exponent. ― In the notation 1.45E10, 1.45 is the mantissa and 10 the exponent. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== See póza ==== See also ==== mantisa === Noun === exponent m anim (female equivalent exponentka) exponent (person who advocates a position) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “exponent”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “exponent”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “exponent”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin expōnēns. The sense “typical representative” is from English exponent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛks.poːˈnɛnt/ Hyphenation: ex‧po‧nent Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === exponent m (plural exponenten, no diminutive) (mathematics) exponent (number by which a base is raised to a power) exponent; someone or something that characterically represents or advocates something, typical representative or advocate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: eksponen == Latin == === Verb === expōnent third-person plural future active indicative of expōnō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Exponent or Latin expōnēns. === Noun === exponent m (plural exponenți) exponent (number) exponent (person) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “exponent”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Slovak == === Noun === exponent m inan (mathematics) exponent ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “exponent”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === exponent c (mathematics) exponent ==== Declension ====