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exponential

/ˌɛk.spəˈnɛn.t͡ʃəl/noun, adjective4 syllables

Exponential means: a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent.

Synonyms for exponential1

noun, as in a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent

exponential function

What does exponential mean?2

noun

1

a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent

adjective

1

of or involving exponents“exponential growth”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with exponential?14

three syllables

potentialessentialsequentialprudential

four syllables

presidentialresidentialinfluentialconfidentialdifferentialexistentialpreferentialconsequentialquintessential

five syllables

experiential
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Exponential in a sentence

  • Hey, sir, the function on the blackboard is not exponential, but trigonometric.sharris123
  • Looking at that graphic, one can tell extremely easily that we are following an exponential growth.unknown
  • Ebola seems to be spreading at an exponential rate, which is very worrying to say the least.adamtrousers
  • The exponential function has a horizontal asymptote.Catriona
  • The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.Hybrid
  • The exponential function is strictly increasing.Miktsoanit
  • Er, Sir? What's written on the blackboard isn't an exponential function but a trigonometric one ...unknown

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Forms of exponential

as a noun

plural
exponentials