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ex⋅po⋅nen⋅tial

  [ek-spoh-nen-shuhl, -spuh-]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to an exponent or exponents.
2. Mathematics.
a. of or pertaining to the constant e.
b. (of an equation) having one or more unknown variables in one or more exponents.
–noun
3. Mathematics.
a. the constant e raised to the power equal to a given expression, as e3 x, which is the exponential of 3x.
b. any positive constant raised to a power.
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Origin:
1695–1705; exponent + -ial

Related forms:
ex⋅po⋅nen⋅tial⋅ly, adverb
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ex·po·nen·tial   (ěk'spə-něn'shəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to an exponent.

  2. Mathematics

    1. Containing, involving, or expressed as an exponent.

    2. Expressed in terms of a designated power of e, the base of natural logarithms.

ex'po·nen'tial·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·po·nen·tial
Pronunciation: "ek-sp&-'nen-ch&l
Function: adjective
: expressible or approximately expressible by anexponential function exponential growth rate> —ex·po·nen·tial·ly /-'nench-(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
exponential   (ěk'spə-něn'shəl)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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Computing Dictionary

exponential
1. A function which raises some given constant (the "base") to the power of its argument. I.e.
f x = b^x
If no base is specified, e, the base of natural logarthims, is assumed.
2. exponential-time algorithm.
(1995-04-27)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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