exponent vs exponential

exponent and exponential both are nouns.

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

exponent (noun)	exponential (noun)
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself	a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
someone who expounds and interprets or explains

exponent (adjective)	exponential (adjective)
	of or involving exponents