EXPONENTIALLY Definition & Meaning

exponentially

[ ek-spoh-nen-shuh-lee, ‐s��uh‐ ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

at a steady, rapid rate:
The cost of a college education has increased exponentially over the last 30 years.
Mathematics. at a continuous rate of growth or decay that can be calculated using the constant e, according to the rules of raising e to the power of a positive or negative exponent:
Any population growing exponentially must, sooner or later, encounter shortages of resources.
The measurable rate at which a radioactive nuclide’s atoms decay exponentially is the basis of radiometric dating.

Discover More

Other �y��vlog Forms

�Դǲ�·��·��·�Ա��·�پ��·�� adverb

Discover More

�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of exponentially¹

exponential ( def ) + -ly

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

So, if Trump says domestic production will increase exponentially “overnight,” then they believe it.

From

Female athletes, for various physiological reasons, are between two and eight times more likely to tear their ACLs, and that risk — in both knees — grows exponentially within two years of an ACL tear.

From

After purchasing Twitter for $44 billion, Musk sought to bring the cost of operating the platform down exponentially.

From

Since For the Record’s humble inception, its shows have grown exponentially.

From

He added that tariffs on tequila and Canadian whiskey likely would result in reciprocal tariffs that harm American craft distillers, whose numbers have increased exponentially in recent decades, including in California.

From

Browse