Meaning of EXPONENTIAL
| Pronunciation: | | `ekspow'nenshul
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- [n] a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent
- [adj] of or involving exponents; "exponential growth"
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| | Synonyms: | | exponential function |
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| | See Also: | | function, mathematical function | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex`po*nen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. exponentiel.]
Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as, an
exponential expression; exponential calculus; an exponential
function.
{Exponential curve}, a curve whose nature is defined by means
of an exponential equation.
{Exponential equation}, an equation which contains an
exponential quantity, or in which the unknown quantity
enters as an exponent.
{Exponential quantity} (Math.), a quantity whose exponent is
unknown or variable, as a^{x}.
{Exponential series}, a series derived from the development
of exponential equations or quantities.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | 1. A function which raises some given constant (the "base") to the power of its argument. I.e. f x = b^x If no base is specified, e, the base of natural logarthims, is assumed. 2. exponential-time algorithm. |
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