exponent vs missionary

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. 

missionary

noun
  • A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed. 

  • Sexual intercourse in the missionary position. 

  • The missionary position for sexual intercourse. 

  • One who is sent on a mission. 

  • A religious messenger. 

adj
  • Relating to a (religious) mission. 

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