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   exponent

   /ɪkˈspəʊnənt/

   noun

   • 1. a person who supports an idea or theory and tries to persuade people of its truth or benefits: "an early exponent of the teachings of Thomas Aquinas" Similar advocatesupporterproponentupholderbackerdefenderchampionpromoterpropagandistspokespersonspokesmanspokeswomanspeakercampaignerfighterbattlercrusadermissionaryevangelistpioneerapostleenthusiastapologistarguerexpounderOpposite criticopponent
   • ▪ a person who demonstrates a particular skill to a high standard: "he's the world's leading exponent of country rock guitar" Similar practitionerperformerplayerinterpreterpresenterrare:executant
   • 2. a quantity representing the power to which a given number or expression is to be raised, usually expressed as a raised symbol beside the number or expression (e.g. 3 in 23 = 2 × 2 × 2).
   • 3. a linguistic unit that realizes another, more abstract unit.

   Word Origin late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘expounding’): from Latin exponent- ‘putting out’, from the verb exponere (see expound).

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