exponential

Adjective

 * 1)  Relating to an exponent.
 * 2)  Expressed in terms of an exponent (power of a base), the base often being 10 or e.
 * 3)  Characterised by a rate of change that is proportional to the value of the varying quantity, or, equivalently, by a doubling or halving over successive fixed intervals of time or other parameter, described as exponential growth or  exponential decay.
 * 4)  Characterised by a very rapid rate of change, especially increase, or merely a very large amount or degree.
 * 1)  Characterised by a rate of change that is proportional to the value of the varying quantity, or, equivalently, by a doubling or halving over successive fixed intervals of time or other parameter, described as exponential growth or  exponential decay.
 * 2)  Characterised by a very rapid rate of change, especially increase, or merely a very large amount or degree.
 * 1)  Characterised by a very rapid rate of change, especially increase, or merely a very large amount or degree.
 * 1)  Characterised by a very rapid rate of change, especially increase, or merely a very large amount or degree.
 * 1)  Characterised by a very rapid rate of change, especially increase, or merely a very large amount or degree.

Usage notes

 * In non-technical contexts, the term is sometimes used loosely to refer to any kind of very rapid change, especially increase. This usage is often discouraged unless the change in question is truly exponential; synonyms such as dramatic may be favored instead.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: eksponensiaal
 * Arabic: أُسِّيّ
 * Armenian: ցուցչային
 * Bulgarian: експоненциален
 * Catalan: exponencial
 * Czech: exponenciální
 * Dutch:
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 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 指数的
 * Norwegian: eksponensiell
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Tagalog: paulitin
 * Turkish: ,


 * Arabic: أُسِّيّ
 * Bulgarian: експоненциален
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: מעריכי,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: expōnentiālis
 * Polish: wykładniczy
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Tagalog: paulitin
 * Turkish: ,


 * Arabic: أُسِّيّ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 指数関数的増大
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish: ,


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Noun

 * 1)  Any function that has an exponent as an independent variable.