Expolish
(Ex*pol"ish) v. t. [Cf. L. expolire. See Polish.] To polish thoroughly. [Obs.] Heywood.
Expone
(Ex*pone") v. t. [OE. exponen. See Expound.] To expound; to explain; also, to expose; to
imperil. [Old Eng. & Scotch] Drummond.
Exponent
(Ex*po"nent) n. [L. exponens, -entis, p. pr. of exponere to put out, set forth, expose. See
Expound.]
1. (Alg.) 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; thus a2 denotes
the second power, and ax the xth power, of a (2 and x being the exponents). A fractional exponent,
or index, is used to denote the root of a quantity. Thus, a&frac13 denotes the third or cube root of a.
2. One who, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent
of its principles.
Exponent of a ratio, the quotient arising when the antecedent is divided by the consequent; thus, 6 is
the exponent of the ratio of 30 to 5. [R.]
Exponential
(Ex`po*nen"tial) a. [Cf. F. exponentiel.] Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as,
an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an exponential function.
Exponential curve, a curve whose nature is defined by means of an exponential equation. — Exponential
equation, an equation which contains an exponential quantity, or in which the unknown quantity enters
as an exponent. — Exponential quantity (Math.), a quantity whose exponent is unknown or variable,
as ax. — Exponential series, a series derived from the development of exponential equations or
quantities.
Export
(Ex*port") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exported; p. pr. & vb. n. Exporting.] [L. exportare, exportatum;
ex out+portare to carry : cf. F. exporter. See Port demeanor.]
1. To carry away; to remove. [Obs.]
[They] export honor from a man, and make him a return in envy.
Bacon. 2. To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities
in the way of commerce; — the opposite of import; as, to export grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc.
Export
(Ex"port) n.
1. The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the export of wheat or tobacco.
2. That which is exported; a commodity conveyed from one country or State to another in the way of
traffic; — used chiefly in the plural, exports.
The ordinary course of exchange . . . between two places must likewise be an indication of the ordinary
course of their exports and imports.
A. Smith.
