exponent vs degree

degree vs exponent

exponent and degree both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exponent	Yes	No	No	No
degree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, degree is a hyponym of exponent; that is, degree is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than exponent:

exponent: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
degree: the highest power of a term or variable

Other hyponyms of exponent include log, logarithm.

exponent (noun)	degree (noun)
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself	a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea	the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
someone who expounds and interprets or explains	the highest power of a term or variable
	an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
	a measure for arcs and angles
	a unit of temperature on a specified scale
	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

Difference between exponent and degree

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