different between exponent vs representative

English

Etymology

From Latin exp?n?ns, present participle of exp?n? (“to expose; to exhibit, display, set out; to explain”), from ex- (“out, away”) + p?n? (“to lay, place, put”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?sp??n?nt/, /?k?ksp??n?nt/
• (General American) enPR: ?k'sp?n?nt, IPA^(key): /??kspo?n?nt/
• Hyphenation: ex?po?nent

Noun

exponent (plural exponents)

1. One who expounds, represents or advocates.
2. (mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the ${\displaystyle 3}$ in ${\displaystyle 2^{3}=8}$.

   Synonym: power

3. (mathematics, obsolete) The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the ${\displaystyle 2}$ in ${\displaystyle {\sqrt[{2}]{r}}=b}$.

   Synonyms: degree, power
4. (linguistics) A manifestation of a morphosyntactic property.
5. (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

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??kspon?nt]

Noun

exponent m

1. (mathematics) exponent (the power to which something is raised)

   Synonym: mocnitel

See also

• mantisa

Related terms

• See póza

Further reading

• exponent in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• exponent in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Latin

Verb

exp?nent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of exp?n?

Swedish

Noun

exponent c

1. (mathematics) exponent

Declension

English

Etymology

From Old French representatif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???p???z?nt(?t)?v/
• Hyphenation: rep?re?sen?ta?tive

Adjective

representative (comparative more representative, superlative most representative)

1. Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.
   • c. 1977, Carl Parker (attributed quote)

     If you took all the fools out of the legislature, it wouldn't be a representative body anymore.

2. Representing, showing a likeness.

Translations

Noun

representative (plural representatives)

1. A delegate.
   1. Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body. [from 17th c.]

   2. (generally) One who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity. [from 17th c.]

   3. (law) An heir. [from 17th c.]
      • 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, I.1:

        This pathetic remonstrance had the desired effect upon his representative, who spared no pains to fulfill the request of the deceased […] .

   4. (US, politics) Specifically, a member of the US House of Representatives. [from 18th c.]

   5. A company agent who visits potential purchasers; a salesman. [from 20th c.]
2. Something standing for something else.
   1. Something representing or standing for another; a symbol, an embodiment. [from 17th c.]
   2. Something (especially a living organism]] regarded as typical of its class; a type. [from 17th c.]
   3. A substitute or analogue. [from 17th c.]

Synonyms

• rep
• See also Thesaurus:deputy

Derived terms

• legal representative

Related terms

• House of Representatives
• represent
• representative body
• Member of Parliament

Translations

Further reading

• "representative" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 266.

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

representative

1. inflection of representativ:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

representative

1. inflection of representativ:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural