Definition of Exponents. Meaning of Exponents. Synonyms of Exponents

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Definition of Exponents

Exponent
Exponent Ex*po"nent, n. [L. exponens, -entis, p. pr. of exponere to put out, set forth, expose. See Expound.] 1. (Alg.) A number, letter, or any quantity written on the right hand of and above another quantity, and denoting how many times the latter is repeated as a factor to produce the power indicated; Note: thus a^2 denotes the second power, and a^n the xth power, of a (2 and x being the exponents). A fractional exponent, or index, is used to denote the root of a quantity. Thus, a^1/3 denotes the third or cube root of a. 2. One who, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles. Exponent of a ratio, the quotient arising when the antecedent is divided by the consequent; thus, 6 is the exponent of the ratio of 30 to 5. [R.]

Meaning of Exponents from wikipedia

- introduced variable exponents, and, implicitly, non-integer exponents by writing: Consider exponentials or powers in which the exponent itself is a variable...
- actual value by the exponent bias, also called a biased exponent. Biasing is done because exponents have to be signed values in order to be able to represent...
- critical exponents depend only on: the dimension of the system the range of the interaction the spin dimension These properties of critical exponents are supported...
- The Exponents, formerly The Dance Exponents, is a New Zealand rock group led by vocalist and songwriter Jordan Luck. Their major hits are "Victoria",...
- Lyapunov exponents λ i {\displaystyle \lambda _{i}} are defined by the eigenvalues of Λ {\displaystyle \Lambda } . The set of Lyapunov exponents will be...
- Exponent II is a quarterly periodical that publishes essays, poetry, and art created by women and gender minorities on the Latter-day Saint spectrum. Exponent...
- value Exponent (linguistics), the expression of one or more grammatical properties by sound. The Exponents, a New Zealand rock group Purdue Exponent, a student...
- In mathematics, characteristic exponent may refer to: Characteristic exponent of a field, a number equal to 1 if the field has characteristic 0, and equal...
- The Hurst exponent is used as a measure of long-term memory of time series. It relates to the autocorrelations of the time series, and the rate at which...
- expression has the value 1 + (2 × 3) = 7, and not (1 + 2) × 3 = 9. When exponents were introduced in the 16th and 17th centuries, they were given precedence...