exponential

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĕk-spō-nĕn'-chəl, IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.spəʊ.ˈnɛn.tʃəl/
• enPR: ĕk-spō-nĕn'-chəl, IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.spoʊ.ˈnɛn.tʃəl/

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Adjective

exponential

1. Relating to an exponent.
2. (mathematics) Expressed in terms of a power of e.
3. (mathematics) Of or relating to exponential growth or exponential decay.
4. (proscribed) Having a high or rapid rate of change.

Usage notes

• In casual speech, the term is sometimes used loosely to refer to anything that changes rapidly. This usage is often discouraged unless the growth in question is truly exponential; synonyms such as dramatic may be favored instead.

Antonyms

• nonexponential

Derived terms

• biexponential
• exponential decay
• exponential distribution
• exponential equation
• exponential function
• exponential growth
• exponentiality
• exponentialize
• exponentially
• exponential object
• hyperexponential
• monoexponential
• multiexponential
• nonexponential
• preexponential
• subexponential
• superexponential
• triexponential

 

Translations

relating to an exponent

• Arabic: أُسِّيّ (ʔussiyy)
• Armenian: ցուցչային (cʻucʻčʻayin)
• Bulgarian: експоненциален (eksponencialen)
• Catalan: exponencial
• Czech: exponenciální
• Dutch: exponentieel (nl)
• Finnish: eksponentiaalinen (fi)
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• German: exponentiell (de)
• Greek: εκθετικός (el) (ekthetikós)
• Norwegian: eksponensiell
• Portuguese: exponencial (pt)
• Tagalog: paulitin
• Turkish: üssel (tr), üstel (tr)

expressed in terms of a power of e

• Arabic: أُسِّيّ (ʔussiyy)
• Bulgarian: експоненциален (eksponencialen)
• Finnish: eksponentiaalinen (fi)
• French: exponentiel (fr)
• German: exponentiell (de)
• Greek: εκθετικός (el) (ekthetikós)
• Hebrew: מעריכי (ma'arichí), אקספוננציאלי (he) (eksponentziáli)
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• Hungarian: exponenciális (hu)
• Polish: wykładniczy m
• Portuguese: exponencial (pt)
• Russian: экспоненциа́льный (ru) (eksponenciálʹnyj)
• Tagalog: paulitin
• Turkish: üssel (tr), üstel (tr)

having a high or rapid rate of change

• Arabic: أُسِّيّ (ʔussiyy)
• Finnish: eksponentiaalinen (fi)
• German: exponentiell (de)
• Greek: εκθετικός (el) (ekthetikós)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: exponencial (pt)
• Spanish: exponencial (es)
• Turkish: üssel (tr), üstel (tr)

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• French: ^{(please verify)} exponentiel (fr)
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Noun

exponential (plural exponentials)

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

References

• UCS - The World’s Population Hasn’t Grown Exponentially for at Least Half a Century