exponent vs intellect

exponent and intellect both are nouns.

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

As nouns, intellect is a hypernym of exponent; that is, intellect is a word with a broader meaning than exponent:

Other hypernyms of exponent include intellectual.

exponent (noun)	intellect (noun)
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself	the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea	knowledge and intellectual ability
someone who expounds and interprets or explains	a person who uses the mind creatively