exponential

ex·po·nen·tial | \ ˌek-spə-ˈnen(t)-shəl

Definition of exponential

1 : of or relating to an exponent

2 : involving a variable in an exponent 10^x is an exponential expression

3 : expressible or approximately expressible by an exponential function especially : characterized by or being an extremely rapid increase (as in size or extent) an exponential growth rate

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Examples of exponential in a Sentence

The business has experienced several years of exponential growth. Prices have increased at an exponential rate. 10₃ is an exponential expression.

Recent Examples on the Web For instance, the seashells above were digitally graphed using a series of exponential and quadratic functions. — Aj Willingham, CNN, "What a great week for rescue pets!," 7 Feb. 2020 The target will be reached through an exponential build-up in renewable-energy capacity, but also changes in the company’s oil and gas portfolio, as well as carbon capture and storage. — Mikael Holter, Bloomberg.com, "Equinor Boosts Climate Targets as Oil Output Hits Record," 6 Feb. 2020 Things became tougher to deal with under such a bright spotlight, while Bieber was attempting to figure out how to navigate his life and exponential fame simultaneously. — Rosy Cordero, EW.com, "Justin Bieber gets candid about mental health struggles and addiction in docuseries Seasons," 3 Feb. 2020 Reynolds says that both Row House and StretchLab are under the umbrella of exponential group which has a wide variety of fitness concepts. — Laraib Hashmi, Houston Chronicle, "First retail tenants set for new luxury apartment complex in The Woodlands," 29 Jan. 2020 The value of a variable that undergoes exponential decay approaches zero but never reaches it. — Quanta Magazine, "Solution: ‘Natural Law and Elegant Math’," 17 Jan. 2020 At current exponential growth rates, models will become prohibitively expensive to run, even with new hardware. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, "The Emerging Disconnect Between Business and Academic Interests in A.I.," 17 Dec. 2019 But along with these many finds, scientists have tallied the exponential rate of modern extinctions. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "These are the top 20 scientific discoveries of the decade," 5 Dec. 2019 This is just one example of the exponential impact a single idea can have when it is unleashed into the global open source community. — Bob Lord, Quartz, "How open-source code could help us survive natural disasters," 14 Jan. 2020

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