exponential function
Americannoun
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the function y = ex .
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any function of the form y = bax , where a and b are positive constants.
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any function in which a variable appears as an exponent and may also appear as a base, as y = x 2x .
Etymology
Origin of exponential function
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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At wide-open throttle, the raunchiness doesn’t come in wild quanta but in one smoothly linear, incredibly steep exponential function, with no interval for tactility and feedback.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Graph the exponential function by making a table.
From Textbooks • Sep. 23, 2020
Before we can look at this exponential function, we need to define the irrational number, e.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
This means an exponential function does have an inverse.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
Nature made man an increasing exponential function of time, a time-binder, a power able to transform and direct basic powers.
From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred
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