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Exponent vs Lecturer - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between exponent and lecturer

is that exponent is one who expounds, represents or advocates while lecturer is a person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.

exponent

English

(wikipedia exponent)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who expounds, represents or advocates
  • (mathematics) The power to which a number, symbol or expression is to be raised. For example, the 3 in x^3.
  • (mathematics) The result of a logarithm, between a base and a power. For example the 2 in \log_b(p)=2.
  • (linguistics) A manifestation of a morphosyntactic property.

    • Derived terms

    * exponent of inseparability

    lecturer

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia lecturer) (en noun)
  • A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
  • A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader.
  • (dated) A member of the Church of England clergy whose main task was to deliver sermons (lectures ) in the afternoons and evenings.