Exponent vs Representative - What's the difference?
exponent | representative | Related terms |
One who expounds, represents or advocates
(mathematics) The power to which a number, symbol or expression is to be raised. For example, the in .
(mathematics) The result of a logarithm, between a base and a power. For example the in .
(linguistics) A manifestation of a morphosyntactic property.
Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.
One who may speak for another in a particular capacity, especially in negotiation.
A member of a legislative or governing body who represents a constituency.
One that is taken as typical of its class.
(US, politics) A member of the .
Company agent who visits potential purchasers, salesman.
As nouns the difference between exponent and representative
is that exponent is one who expounds, represents or advocates while representative is one who may speak for another in a particular capacity, especially in negotiation.As an adjective representative is
typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.exponent
English
(wikipedia exponent)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* exponent of inseparabilityrepresentative
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Are you sure this paper is representative of your child's writing?
- If you took all the fools out of the legislature, it wouldn't be a representative body anymore. — Texas State Senator Carl Parker.
Noun
(en noun)- I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract.
- She served four terms as representative of her local at the national union convention.
- All representatives face re-election every two years.