exponential function

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noun Mathematics.

the function y = ex.

any function of the form y = bax, where a and b are positive constants.

any function in which a variable appears as an exponent and may also appear as a base, as y = x2x.

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Origin of exponential function

First recorded in 1890–95

They include familiar operations like sine, cosine and exponential functions, as well as more exotic ones.
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But the copper performs another important function: working as a catalyst in the distillation process.
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The iPad was an even bigger hit, especially as it had a new function that allowed him to play the drawing back.
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Openness might be a function of sexuality and gender, as well.
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Sex is a basic human function; a physiological drive we cannot ignore.
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Little girls perhaps represent the attractive function of adornment: they like to be thought pretty.
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This is hardly a function—parties even in the big political country-houses are more or less informal.
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No definite proof of this position has, however, as yet been adduced, and the function of the compound is entirely unknown.
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After the formal proclamation was issued the function terminated with a banquet given to 200 insurgent notabilities.
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