exponential
Americanadjective
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of or relating to an exponent or exponents.
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Mathematics.
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of or relating to the constant e.
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(of an equation) having one or more unknown variables in one or more exponents.
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rising or expanding at a steady, rapid rate.
a city experiencing exponential growth.
noun
adjective
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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
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exp. maths raised to the power of e, the base of natural logarithms
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of or involving an exponent or exponents
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informal very rapid
noun
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Relating to a mathematical expression containing one or more exponents.
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◆ 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.
Other Word Forms
- exponentially adverb
- nonexponential adjective
Etymology
Origin of exponential
Example Sentences
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One must also admire how it has ridden its 21-day exponential moving average, a key momentum gauge since last April.
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Momentum is also deteriorating, and support at the 21-day exponential moving average has faded, a line that had provided consistent support since the April lows.
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Since the start of the year, price has consistently found support along its rising 21 day exponential moving average, reinforcing the short term uptrend.
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Several industry experts are anticipating exponential growth as European and Asian markets catch up quick with US adopters.
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Noting the exponential growth of transactions in the last two years, one recent industry report estimates the global number of users has quadrupled to 15 million.
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