exponent /ek-spōˈnənt/

1. An interpreter of an art by performance
2. An example, illustration or type (of)
3. An expounder (of)
4. A symbol showing what power a quantity is raised to, an index (mathematics)

1. Setting forth
2. Expounding

exponential /eks-pō-nenˈshl/ adjective

1. Relating to or involving exponents
2. (loosely) of a rate of increase, increasingly steep

An exponential function

exponenˈtially adverb

exponential curve noun

A curve expressed by an exponential equation

exponential equation noun

One in which the variable occurs in the exponent of one or more terms

exponential function noun

A quantity with a variable exponent, esp e^x, where e is the base of natural logarithms

exponential growth noun

A stage of growth occurring in populations of unicellular micro-organisms when the logarithm of the cell number increases linearly with time

exponential series noun

A series in which exponential quantities are developed

exponential theorem noun

A theorem that gives a value of any number in terms of its natural logarithm, and from which can at once be derived a series determining the logarithm

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