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| ex·po·nent [ ik spṓnənt, ék spnənt ] (plural ex·po·nents) |
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1. advocate of cause: a supporter or promoter of a cause
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2. explainer of something: somebody who explains or interprets something
  an exponent of Kant's philosophy
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3. practitioner of art or skill: a performer or practitioner of an art or skill, especially somebody who is regarded as an excellent example of how something should be done
an exponent of the rococo style
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4. mathematics number indicating multiplication: a number or variable placed to the upper right of a number or mathematical expression that indicates the number of times the number or expression is to be multiplied by itself, as in 23, which equals 8
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin exponent-, present participle of exponere (see expound)] |
