exponential
adjective
ex·po·nen·tial
ˌek-spə-ˈnen(t)-shəl 
1
: of or relating to an exponent
2
: involving a variable in an exponent
10x 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
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
The second weight is based on how far away each day is from the election according to an exponential decay function.
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G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 11 June 2024
The company saw exponential growth during the pandemic—booming by 60% when the corporate world went remote, and contracts had to be signed virtually.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 June 2024
From Rhode Island to Louisiana, and Texas to Washington, developers of affordable housing have been reeling from exponential surges in property insurance premiums.
—David W. Chen, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Habibur Rahman/Abaca Press/Reuters In 1998, a scientist named Michael Mann published a graph in Nature magazine shaped like a hockey stick – illustrating the exponential heating of the Earth over the last century compared with the previous millennium.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
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G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 11 June 2024
The company saw exponential growth during the pandemic—booming by 60% when the corporate world went remote, and contracts had to be signed virtually.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 June 2024
From Rhode Island to Louisiana, and Texas to Washington, developers of affordable housing have been reeling from exponential surges in property insurance premiums.
—David W. Chen, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Habibur Rahman/Abaca Press/Reuters In 1998, a scientist named Michael Mann published a graph in Nature magazine shaped like a hockey stick – illustrating the exponential heating of the Earth over the last century compared with the previous millennium.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
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exponential
adjective
ex·po·nen·tial
ˌek-spə-ˈnen-chəl
: of, relating to, or involving an exponent
xⁿ is an exponential expression
Medical Definition
exponential
adjective
ex·po·nen·tial
ˌek-spə-ˈnen-chəl
: expressible or approximately expressible by an exponential function
an exponential growth rate
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