Exponent vs. Proponent: What's the Difference?

Exponent and Proponent Definitions
Exponent
One that expounds or interprets.
Proponent
One who argues in support of something; an advocate.
Exponent
One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
Our senator is an exponent of free trade.
Proponent
One who supports something; an advocate
Exponent
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.
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Proponent
One who makes a proposal or proposition.
Exponent
Expository; explanatory.
Proponent
(legal) One who propounds a will for probate.
Exponent
One who expounds, represents or advocates.
Proponent
Making proposals; proposing.
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Exponent
(mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the in .
Proponent
Making proposals; proposing.
Exponent
The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the in .
Proponent
One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition.
Exponent
(linguistics) A manifestation of a morphosyntactic property.
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Proponent
The propounder of a thing.
Exponent
(computing) The part of a floating-point number that represents its exponent value.
Proponent
A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Exponent
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
Exponent
One who, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles.
Exponent
One who explains, expounds, or interprets.
Exponent
A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Exponent
Someone who expounds and interprets or explains
Exponent
A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself