🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

指数

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shisū

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exponent/ɪkˈspoʊ.nənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は環境保護の著名な指数です。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who advocates, speaks for, or interprets a particular cause or theory.

    "She is a well-known exponent of environmental conservation."
  2. 2

    In mathematics, a number or symbol, placed above and to the right of a mathematical expression, indicating the power to which the expression is to be raised.

    "In the expression 2^3, the number 3 is the exponent."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'exponent' originates from the Latin 'exponens', the present participle of 'exponere', meaning 'to put forth'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 14th century, initially referring to a person who explains or interprets.

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