exponential
pronunciation
How to pronounce exponential in British English:
UK [ˌekspəˈnenʃl]
How to pronounce exponential in American English:
US [ˌekspəˈnenʃl]
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- Noun:
- a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent
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- Adjective:
- of or involving exponents
Word Origin
- exponential (adj.)
- 1704, from exponent + -ial. As a noun, from 1784. Related: Exponentially.
Example
- 1. Exponential curves start slowly , then rocket skyward toward infinity .
- 2. The spread is exponential , they say .
- 3. The exponential growth of the internet makes its users ever more vulnerable .
- 4. A less than one rate of exponential growth inevitably leads to an s-curve of stagnation .
- 5. Obviously if you extrapolate an exponential function it can go a lot further .