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EXPONENTIAL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent

Synonyms:

exponential; exponential function

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("exponential" is a kind of...):

function; map; mapping; mathematical function; single-valued function ((mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function))

Derivation:

exponential (of or involving exponents)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or involving exponents

Example:

exponential growth

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

exponent (a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself)

Derivation:

exponent (a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself)

exponential (a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent)

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