exponent

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɛkˈspəʊnənt/ or /ɪkˈkspəʊnənt/
• (US) enPR: ĕk'spōnənt, IPA ^(key): /ˈɛkspoʊnənt/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧po‧nent

Noun

Singular exponent

Plural exponents

1. (countable); (mathematics) An exponent is the number of times something is multiplied by itself.

   "3" is the exponent in $x^{3}$.