exponent vs mainstay

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. 

mainstay

noun
  • Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution. 

  • A stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast. 

  • A chief support. 

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