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where b is an integer and is called the exponent, and a is any real number ... may be difficult to show a number with an exponent, such as 107. In such cases ...

Willie Wilson and soon became a leading exponent of the Delta blues style ... hall. In his day, he was the leading exponent of the slide guitar style ...

Here, e is called the base and x is called the exponent. In a more general form, an exponential function can be written as ax, where a is a constant ...

Landini was the foremost exponent of the Italian Trecento style, sometimes also called the "Italian ars nova." His output was almost ...

al-kamil), and he is known as the prime exponent of the doctrine of wahdat ... As a mystic, Ibn Arabi is best known as the prime exponent of the ...

of his baptism or ascension. An early exponent of this belief was Theodotus ... The first definitively-known exponent of Adoptionism was Theodotus ...

If a sample of material decays at a certain rate over time, its half-life is defined as the time it takes for the sample to decay to half its ...

Forest established Radcliffe as the leading exponent of the historical Gothic romance. Her later novels met with even greater attention, and produced ...

hailed him as the fons et origo, the chief exponent, of the new art which had originated with the English. The contenance angloise, while not ...

computer science. Two is the first Mersenne prime exponent. that the spot on the root sign where the exponent would normally be written ...

the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main exponent of Art Nouveau in Scotland. Mackintosh began an apprenticeship with an architect at the age of ...

socialism. He can be considered an early exponent of the concept of alienation ... socialism. He can be considered an early exponent of the concept of alienation ...

Mayer Wise of Cincinnati, who was the leading exponent of Reform Judaism in America and the founder of Hebrew Union College. Their only daughter, Iphigene ...

Giacomo Meyerbeer (September 5, 1791 — May 2, 1864) was a noted German-born opera composer, and the first great exponent of French Grand Opera ...

Couperin would eventually become the leading exponent of the harpsichord repertory in France. Not only did he compose important solo works for the instrument ...

Torres has become the leading exponent of the style. ==History== ===Name=== In the back country of Haiti, the mambo is a voodoo priestess, who ...

The primary classical exponent of Emanationism was Plotinus, whose Enneads elaborated a system in which all phenomena and all beings were an ...

*Cleanthes is a theist—"an exponent of orthodox rationalism"Anthony C. Thiselton, "A Concise Encyclopedia of the Philosophy ...

The first known exponent of Adoptionism in the second century is Theodotus of Byzantium. He taught, according to Hippolytus of Rome, that Jesus ...

Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, the leading exponent of the music in her generation, and ...

based upon the congruence between the exponent's presentation of bhakti (devotion) and the description of the same path (bhakti marga) ...

Rāmānuja depicts Yādavaprakāśa as an exponent of Svābhāvika Bhedābhedavāda (Natural Difference and Non-Difference), the view that, in ...

Carlos Santana. Indeed, there is hardly an exponent of the blues alive today that does not acknowledge a debt to Hooker. ==Notes== ...

* Hurst exponent * q-dimension; especially: ** Information dimension (corresponding to q=1) ** Correlation dimension (corresponding to q=2) ...

to the pastoral. He was also an influential exponent of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms. Separating from his wife and five children and ...

rose to fame in the 1970s, but became a renowned exponent of Colombian salsa in the 1980s. Arroyo worked for many years with the Colombian arranger Fruko ...

the twelfth century, denouncing its great exponent, Peter Abelard, forcing ... Not a brilliant intellect, but a powerful exponent of humble faith, for Bernard ...

it is tempting to see him as a typical exponent of Neo-classicism. In fact, Neo-Renaissance or Neo-Baroque would probably more accurately describe ...

with a solidus (/), or given as a negative exponent. For example, the "meter per second" can be written "m/s," "m s-1," ...

* Asanga (c. 300), exponent of the Yogacara * Bhartrihari (c 450–510 C.E.), early figure in Indic linguistic theory * Bodhidharma (c. 440–528 ...

It differs from jujutsu in that the exponent will try to block an attack in order to quickly attain a clinch. From the clinch, a takedown is ...

In it he says, “If this great exponent of Black American culture inspired me, a white European, it is simply because I think his music is of ...

His interactionist stance allowed Montagu to be an effective exponent of the often polarized realms of cultural and physical anthropology. He ...

Austin himself). Austin was likely the leading exponent of that form of analytic philosophy, a movement that can be traced at least partly back to G ...

this attitude, he was a courageous exponent of equal treatment for Jews in the political arena. He was also devoted to education, both religious ...

books against Eunomius of Cyzicus, the chief exponent of Anomoian Arianism. The first three books of the Refutation are his work; the fourth and fifth ...

#039;s best known theorist and exponent until his death in 1990. Skinner developed a distinct kind of behaviorist philosophy, which came to be ...

Nonetheless, Cocteau was an important exponent of Surrealism, and he had great influence on the work of others, including the group of composer ...

open the way to the one that currently exists, an exponent in the German neo-baroque architecture style. The theater is adorned with a stone and marble ...

first millennium B.C.E., the most prominent exponent of the Advaita Vedanta is considered by tradition to be the eighth century scholar Adi Shankara ...

who went in new directions, first as the leading exponent of cool jazz and later into experimental fusion jazz, Gillespie essentially remained true to ...

uprooted by the French Revolution, became a great exponent of the conservative tradition. He was one of the most influential spokesmen for a counter-revolutionary ...

is also a renowned Koodiyattam performer, and an exponent of traditional devotional Koodiyattams, such as Anguliyanka, Mattavilasa Prahasana, Mantranka ...

Indians At East Chester New York 1643 Courageous exponent of civil liberty and religious toleration." The site of Anne's house and the ...

and he is generally considered to be its leading exponent. His best lǜshi use the parallelisms required by the form to add expressive content rather ...

Smith was an articulate exponent of good government and efficiency as was Hoover. But as Smith became known for saying in his campaign, "Let ...

it is expected to be the largest exponent of the prestigious Guggenheim Museums and will be "a catalyst for scholarship in a variety of ...

to me. I am not [a] politician but [an] exponent of German music which belongs to all humanity regardless of politics. I propose to postpone ...

John Hick, would emerge as the most well known exponent of a pluralist theology of religions. Between 1969 and 1972, he was also Pro-Vice Chancellor ...

He is viewed by some art historians as a prime exponent of Neoclassicism, while others view him as a precursor of Symbolism and Surrealism. He ...

movement was launched with H.D. as its prime exponent. Although the early models for the imagist group were Japanese, H.D. derived her way of ...

Scott Joplin (January 1868 - April 1, 1917) was an African-American composer and instrumentalist who became the leading exponent of ragtime music ...

A floating point value x is represented by a mantissa m and exponent n to form x = m2^n.\, Therefore \ln(x) = \ln(m) + n\ln(2).\, Thus, instead ...

Anton Bruckner can be said to have been an exponent of the Romantic ethos in relation to the concept of creating music based on extra-musical connotations ...

Schuman. Michael Tilson Thomas is an enthusiastic exponent of Ives' symphonies as is musicologist Jan Swafford. Ives' work is regularly programmed ...

icon for Indian youth, Nehru was also an exponent of socialism as a means ... or complete non-violence. A forceful exponent of Indian self-reliance ...

first safe prime, and the third Mersenne prime exponent. Five is the first Wilson prime and the third factorial prime, also an alternating factorial ...

to Aristotle, the most prominent exponent of eudaimonia in the Western philosophical tradition, eudaimonia is the proper goal of human life. ...

of shifting the decimal point or changing an exponent; for example, the speed of light may be expressed as 299 792.458 km/s or 2.99792458×108 m/s. ...

all ages and social classes. Indeed, no less an exponent than Socrates is said to have recognized the god in his last words: "Crito, we owe a cock ...

and is usuallly held to have had its greatest exponent in John L. Austin and his work at Oxford, especially after WWII until his untimely death at ...

over the years, becoming the foremost exponent of the Jersey Shore sound. Springsteen's prolific songwriting ability brought his skill to ...

press the equals button one time less than the exponent you wish to get. For example, 64 is [6][X][=][=][=]. To get the reciprocal, enter the number ...

power in Xingyiquan. The goal of the xingyiquan exponent is to reach the opponent quickly and drive powerfully through them in a single burst. This ...

could scarcely be described as an adherent or exponent of such a school or, indeed, of any critical school at all (any more than Johnson could be) ...

An exponent of a Polish version of Auguste Comte's Positivist philosophy, Prus (although he was a talented writer at first best known for ...

of the twentieth century. A leading exponent of the Honky Tonk style, he had numerous hit records, and his charismatic performances won him national ...

In Russia, the principal exponent of Romanticism is Alexander Pushkin. Mikhail Lermontov attempted to analyze and bring to light the deepest ...

present-day UK philosophers the best-known exponent of absolute idealism is probably Timothy L.S. Sprigge. British idealism's influence in ...

to help lead the Civil War. Sumner was a leading exponent of abolishing slavery to weaken the Confederacy. Although he kept on good terms with Abraham ...

by H. P. Blavatsky (1831-1891), the most important exponent of Theosophy in modern times. Theosophical theory postulates that creation is a geometrical ...

Expert Aaron Beck Going Strong at 96] Jewish Exponent (October 18, 2017). Retrieved February 6, 2024. Kevin A. Fall, Janice Miner Holden, and ...

Robert Dale Owen, the eldest (1801-1877), was for long an able exponent in his adopted country of his father's doctrines. In 1836-1839 and ...

headed by the Karmapa Lama. Its most famous exponent was Milarepa, an eleventh century mystic who meditated for many years in mountain caves before ...

Colbert is cited as a leading female exponent of screwball comedy, along with such actresses as Carole Lombard, Myrna Loy, Rosalind Russell, ...

" Boulainvilliers, for example, was an exponent of nobility rights. He claimed that the French nobility were the racial descendants of the Franks ...

of limelight; Gurney its first exponent. * According to A History of The Growth of The Steam-Engine by Robert H Thurston, Gurney was a proponent ...

became more hostile, Johannes Stark, prominent exponent of Deutsche Physik ("German Physics," also called "Aryan Physics") attacked ...

Idagunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali, is an exponent of this style of Yakshagana. He was the first Yakshagana artist to receive the Rashtrapati Award. ...

A number is an abstract mathematical object represented by a symbol that is used in counting and measuring. A symbol that represents a number ...

settle permanently in Barisal. He was an early exponent of the reformist Brahmo Samaj movement in Barisal, and was highly regarded in the town for his ...

cohesive tonal logic. Haydn was also the principal exponent of the double variation form, known as variations on two alternating themes, which are often ...

not an advocate of black supremacy, but was an exponent of black race uplift and improvement. Driven by his vision of a permanent, black homeland in ...

David Friedrich, 1774–1840, was the exception and the greatest exponent of the Romantic landscape in northern Europe. Mountain Landscape with ...

Under these conditions, probably the best-known exponent of land-alone tax was the nineteenth-century American economist, Henry George. ...

ignored, I send some reminiscences that will be an exponent of the extraordinary merit of the Choctaw Indian on the American Continent. My connection ...

serious film scholars and cineastes today as an exponent of Modernism, devoted to formal complexity. It must not be overlooked that Eisenstein ...

Beccaria, who preceded Jeremy Bentham as an exponent of utilitarianism, aimed to demonstrate not only the injustice, but even the futility from the point ...

The most lyrical exponent of American Impressionism was John Henry Twatchman. A large painting in France, Arques-la-Bataille, 1885 (oil on canvas ...

*Seven is the fourth Mersenne prime exponent *Seven is the third Lucas prime *Seven is the fourth self number *Seven is the only number less than ...

Stock Market Crash of 1929. Snowden was a rigid exponent of orthodox finance and would not permit any deficit spending to stimulate the economy, despite ...

thumb|200px|Frederick Douglass was a leading exponent of abolitionism.]] In 1863, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation ...

genre of Grand opera, a form whose most famous exponent was another foreigner, Giacomo Meyerbeer. Meyerbeer's works, such as Les Huguenots emphasised ...

Kelly was a major exponent of twentieth century filmed dance, known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks and the likable ...

in Sudarshan Gadyawali (1909). As an exponent of Advaita philosophy, he interpreted all aspects of human life and civilization in the context ...

the late 1970s, Pierre Boulez, perhaps the leading exponent of Post World War II modernism, declared that any attempt to make the legacies of past seem ...

Gustav Mahler may have been the leading exponent of the 'romantic' ethos in relation to the principle of the Unity of Universality ...

his sister-in-law Jeanne Loriod was a leading exponent. Messiaen was fascinated by birdsong; he considered birds to be the greatest musicians ...

a staple of the Baroque era, finding its strongest exponent in the works of the Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi. Harpsichord music achieved new heights ...

because he was the most successful exponent of such a policy. In domestic affairs his influence was small and almost entirely indirect. He himself ...

under King Louis XIV of France, was a great exponent of economic regulation and mercantilism. He prohibited the export of money, levied high tariffs ...

Pompidou (1969-1974), is claimed to be the leading exponent of Françafrique. Kaye Whiteman, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2751/is_n49/ai_20319603 ...

, with Mario Zan having been a very important exponent of this music. It is an important instrument in Sertanejo (and Caipira) music, which originated ...

Sophie Germain prime, the second Mersenne prime exponent, the second factorial prime (2! + 1), the second Lucas prime, the second Stern prime. ...

from provincial Russia and a Bolshevik leading exponent of some prominence. Their romantic relationship came to an end in July 1916, but became a ...

because of a disappointing meeting with a key exponent of Manichaean theology. At Milan, this movement continued. His mother, Monica, pressured him to ...

renowned [[Violin |seven-stringed violin]] exponent]] Though most Mysore kings patronized music and many were noted musicians themselves, the ...

Sanskrit ( sa|संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk , for short sa|संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam ) is an ancient ...

star (mf), then using the difference as an exponent for the base number 2.512; that is to say: : \Delta{m} = m_f - m_b :2.512^{\Delta{m}} = variation ...

) While increasing T reduces the magnitude of the exponent in the characteristic equation, the value of I_{0} increases in proportion to \exp T. The ...

declare that I am a Christian." He was an exponent of the idea that Jesus Christ was a communist, citing the feeding of the 5,000 and the story ...

Party or RDSLP in 1898; this party was the primary exponent of Marxism in Russia. Gathering their support from the radical intellectuals and the urban ...