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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 none.
- 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
- maths raised to the power of e, the base of natural logarithms exp
- of or involving an exponent or exponents
- informal.very rapid
noun
- maths an exponential function, etc
exponential
/ ĕ′sə-ĕ′ə /
- 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.
Derived Forms
- ˌˈԱԳپ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ··Ա·پ· adverb
- ԴDz···Ա·پ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of exponential1
Example Sentences
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.”
Instead, by nearly every social and economic metric, Latinos are worse off now than they were a generation ago despite the exponential growth of Latino representation.
The population started to take off a couple of years ago and is now poised for “almost exponential” growth, Hunnicutt said in November.
Despite mounting international concerns around rampant waste, labor abuses and carbon emissions, the world of fast fashion has continued to chart its exponential growth.
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