exponential
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
exponential
- Relating to an exponent.
- (mathematics) Expressed in terms of a power of e.
- (mathematics) Of or relating to exponential growth or exponential decay.
- (proscribed) Having a high or rapid rate of change.
Usage notes
- In casual speech, the term is sometimes used loosely to refer to anything that changes rapidly. This usage is often discouraged unless the growth in question is truly exponential; synonyms such as dramatic may be favored instead.
Antonyms
Derived terms
- biexponential
- exponential decay
- exponential distribution
- exponential equation
- exponential function
- exponential growth
- exponentiality
- exponentialize
- exponentially
- exponential object
- hyperexponential
- monoexponential
- multiexponential
- nonexponential
- preexponential
- subexponential
- superexponential
- triexponential
Translations
relating to an exponent
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expressed in terms of a power of e
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having a high or rapid rate of change
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Noun
exponential (plural exponentials)
- (mathematics) Any function that has an exponent as an independent variable.
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