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Exponential
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ex·po·nen·tial       [ek-spoh-nen-shuhl, -spuh-] Pronunciation Key
–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 e3x, which is the exponential of 3x.
b.any positive constant raised to a power.
[Origin: 1695–1705; exponent + -ial]

—Related forms
ex·po·nen·tial·ly, adverb
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ex·po·nen·tial       (ěk'spə-něn'shəl)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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exponential

adjective
1. of or involving exponents; "exponential growth" 

noun
1. a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent 

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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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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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Exponential

Ex`po*nen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. exponentiel.] Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as, an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an exponential function.

Exponential curve, a curve whose nature is defined by means of an exponential equation.

Exponential equation, an equation which contains an exponential quantity, or in which the unknown quantity enters as an exponent.

Exponential quantity (Math.), a quantity whose exponent is unknown or variable, as a^x.

Exponential series, a series derived from the development of exponential equations or quantities.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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