exponence
noun
ex·po·nence
ikˈspōnən(t)s,
ekˈs-,
ˈekˌs-
plural -s
: the correlation between an abstract linguistic category and its exponents
by moving towards the data within abstractions one is considered to be moving down the scale of exponence
R. H. Robins
R. H. Robins
Word History
Etymology
from exponent, after such pairs as English dependent : dependence