exponential

American  

[ek-spoh-nen-shuhl, -spuh-] / ˌɛk spoʊˈnɛn ʃəl, -spə- /

adjective

1. of or relating to an exponent or exponents.

2. Mathematics.

   1. of or relating to the constant e.

   2. (of an equation) having one or more unknown variables in one or more exponents.

3. rising or expanding at a steady, rapid rate.

   a city experiencing exponential growth.

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noun

1. Mathematics.

   1. the constant e raised to the power equal to a given expression, as e 3 x, which is the exponential of 3 x.

   2. any positive constant raised to a power.

exponential British  

/ ˌɛkspəʊˈnɛnʃəl /

adjective

1. 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

2.  exp.  maths raised to the power of e, the base of natural logarithms

3. of or involving an exponent or exponents

4. informal very rapid

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noun

1. maths an exponential function, etc

exponential Scientific  

/ ĕk′spə-nĕn′shəl /

1. Relating to a mathematical expression containing one or more exponents.

2. ◆ 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.

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Other Word Forms

• exponentially adverb
• nonexponential adjective

Etymology

Origin of exponential

First recorded in 1695–1705; exponent + -ial

Example Sentences

With the exponential advances in AI, "the phenomenon is growing," said Jens-Christian Wagner, director of the foundation that manages the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora memorials.

From Barron's

Shares are now pressing up against a double bottom pivot at $454.40 and a decisive move above that level would also recapture the 21-day exponential moving average and help restore momentum.

From Barron's

The proposal asks for contributions from people who will quickly recoup what they are taxed given the exponential growth of their assets, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The stock paused near the round $50 level in mid November and has now climbed above its 21 day exponential moving average, forming the early stages of a double bottom base.

From Barron's

The stock paused near the round $50 level in mid November and has now climbed above its 21 day exponential moving average, forming the early stages of a double bottom base.

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