Exponent vs. Proponent: What's the Difference?

One that expounds or interprets.

One who argues in support of something; an advocate.

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

One who supports something; an advocate

Abbr. exp(Mathematics) A number or symbol, as 3 in (x + y)3, placed to the right of and above another number, symbol, or expression, denoting the power to which that number, symbol, or expression is to be raised. Also called power.

One who makes a proposal or proposition.

Expository; explanatory.

(legal) One who propounds a will for probate.

One who expounds, represents or advocates.

Making proposals; proposing.

(mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the $3$ in $2^3=8$.

Making proposals; proposing.

The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the $2$ in $\backslash sqrt[2]r=b$.

One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition.

(linguistics) A manifestation of a morphosyntactic property.

The propounder of a thing.

(computing) The part of a floating-point number that represents its exponent value.

A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

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

One who, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles.

One who explains, expounds, or interprets.

A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

Someone who expounds and interprets or explains

A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself