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exponential
[ek-spoh-nen-shuhl, -spuh-]
adjective
of or relating to an exponent or exponents.
Mathematics.
of or relating to the constant e.
(of an equation) having one or more unknown variables in one or more exponents.
rising or expanding at a steady, rapid rate.
a city experiencing exponential growth.
noun
Mathematics.
the constant e raised to the power equal to a given expression, as e 3 x, which is the exponential of 3 x.
any positive constant raised to a power.
exponential
/ ˌɛəʊˈɛʃə /
adjective
maths (of a function, curve, series, or equation) of, containing, or involving one or more numbers or quantities raised to an exponent, esp e x
exp.maths raised to the power of e, the base of natural logarithms
of or involving an exponent or exponents
informalvery rapid
noun
maths an exponential function, etc
exponential
Relating to a mathematical expression containing one or more exponents.
◆ Something is said to increase or decrease exponentially if its rate of change must be expressed using exponents. A graph of such a rate would appear not as a straight line, but as a curve that continually becomes steeper or shallower.
Other 51Թ Forms
- exponentially adverb
- nonexponential adjective
- ˌˈԱԳپ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of exponential1
Example Sentences
Clearly, traditional human media — our journals, books and articles — are wholly inadequate to the task of tracking, let alone comprehending, the exponential trajectory we are witnessing.
"It was an enormous increase," she says, "best described as exponential."
This cultural shift is hard to measure, but it's no doubt a contributing factor to the seemingly exponential growth in scamming, especially on social media.
The projected figures are the definition of exponential.
“The exponential surveillance since 9/11 has also intensified the criminalization of marginalized and racialized groups… and has increasingly targeted protest movements such as Black Lives Matter.”
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