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exponential

(ekspənenʃəl)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Exponential means growing or increasing very rapidly.
[formal]
The policy tried to check the exponential growth of public expenditure.
exponentially adverb [ADVERB after verb]
The quantity of chemical pollutants has increased exponentially.

exponential in British English

(ˌɛkspəʊˈnɛnʃəl)
adjective
1.  mathematics
(of a function, curve, series, or equation) of, containing, or involving one or more numbers or quantities raised to an exponent, esp ex
2.  mathematics
raised to the power of e, the base of natural logarithms
Symbol: exp
3. 
of or involving an exponent or exponents
4.  informal
very rapid
noun
5.  mathematics
an exponential function, etc
Derived forms
exponentially (ˌexpoˈnentially)
adverb

exponential in American English

(ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəl; ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛntʃəl)
adjective
1.  Ancient Mathematics
a. 
of or relating to an exponent
b. 
involving a variable or unknown quantity as an exponent
2. 
of or increasing by extraordinary proportions
Derived forms
exponentially (ˌexpoˈnentially)
adverb

Examples of 'exponential' in a sentence
exponential

This growth pattern is known as exponential growth.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
Such is the power of exponential growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is also a place of exponential growth.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
He enjoyed an exponential increase of wealth.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
The exponential growth in mobile banking usage and contactless payments suggests that consensus may not last much longer.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This is exponential growth, constant doubling.
Radford, Tim & Leggett, Jeremy The Crisis of Life on Earth - our legacy from the second millenium (1990)
As the process began its exponential growth, so sport changed and changed again to make itself more entertaining.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Otherwise if the exponential rise were to reach infinity, there would not be space or food to sustain life.
Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
It presides over an exponential increase in our laws, with thousands unused and lying on the statute books until required.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The secret is exponential growth.
Christianity Today (2000)
The exponential growth of the use of money-making premium phone lines for various purposes has always had the stench of swindle about it.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
With them came an exponential increase in the use of the ubiquitous plastic carrier bag: more than three billion are handed out each day.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
 Growth, being exponential in nature, will rapidly swamp the essentially linear savings by efficiency gains.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This pattern, which mathematicians call an exponential curve, was to become a basic feature of the online world.
John Cassidy DOT.CON (2001)
They delivered emergency aid to the camps, not to stricken neighbourhoods, thereby ensuring the exponential growth of those camps.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Their involvement has helped keep the entrepreneur's feet on the ground as the company experienced exponential growth over the past 10 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
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