exponential
[ ek-spoh-nen-shuh l, -spuh- ]
/ ˌɛk spoʊˈnɛn ʃəl, -spə- /
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 and usually rapid rate:a city experiencing exponential growth.
noun
Mathematics.
- the constant e raised to the power equal to a given expression, as e3x, which is the exponential of 3x.
- any positive constant raised to a power.
OTHER WORDS FROM exponential
ex·po·nen·tial·ly, adverb non·ex·po·nen·tial, adjective non·ex·po·nen·tial·ly, adverbWords nearby exponential
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British Dictionary definitions for exponential
exponential
/ (ˌɛkspəʊˈnɛnʃəl) /
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
Symbol: exp
of or involving an exponent or exponents
informal
very rapid
noun
maths
an exponential function, etc
Derived forms of exponential
exponentially, adverbScientific definitions for exponential
exponential
[ ĕk′spə-nĕn′shəl ]
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.