exponent vs pole star

exponent

noun
  • One who expounds, represents or advocates. 

  • The part of a floating-point number that represents its exponent value. 

  • The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2³=8. 

  • A manifestation of a morphosyntactic property. 

pole star

noun
  • A person, principle, or thing which acts as a guide; a guiding light; also, something which attracts much attention; a centre of attention. 

  • The star visible to the naked eye which was in the past, is now, or will be in the future nearest a celestial pole of a planet. 

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