exponential
adjective/ˌekspəˈnenʃl/
/ˌekspəˈnenʃl/
- (mathematics) of or shown by an exponent
- 2 4 is an exponential expression.
- an exponential curve/function
- (formal) (of a rate of increase) becoming faster and faster
- exponential growth/increase
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French exponentiel, from Latin exponere ‘put out’, from ex- ‘out’ + ponere ‘put’.
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