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exponent

Maths a number or variable placed as a superscript to the right of another number or quantity indicating the number of times the number or quantity is to be multiplied by itself
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exponent

[ik′spō·nənt]
(mathematics)
A number or symbol placed to the right and above some given mathematical expression.
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exponent

(programming)
(Or "characteristic") The part of a floating-point number specifying the power of ten by which the mantissa should be multiplied. In the common notation, e.g. 3.1E8, the exponent is 8.
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