definition of exponential from Oxford Dictionaries Online


	Email Cite Text size: A A Print options: Example sentences Synonyms Categories exponential (ex¦po\|nen¦tial) Syllabification: On Off Entry from World dictionary Pronunciation:/ˌɛkspəˈnɛnʃ(ə)l/ adjective 1 (of an increase) becoming more and more rapid:the social security budget was rising at an exponential rate 2 Mathematicsof or expressed by a mathematical exponent:an exponential curve Derivatives exponentially adverb Origin: early 18th century: from French exponentiel, from Latin exponere 'put out' (see expound) rise in size, amount, or degree of something View entry begin to be View entry happening in short time or at great rate View entry (in UK) monetary assistance from state for people with inadequate View entry estimate of income and expenditure for set period of time View entry measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against another quantity or measure View entry convey thought or feeling in words or by gestures View entry relating to mathematics View entry quantity representing power to which given number or expression is to be raised View entry line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length View entry relating to France or its people or language View entry language of ancient Rome and its empire View entry (of increase) becoming more and more rapid View entry of or expressed by mathematical exponent View entry Subject Sciences » Mathematics Click any link to see words in that category Subject Sciences » Mathematics Click any link to see words in that category		More words in this category cancel developable directrix exponential function Fourier analysis generator integral irrational Napier's bones nilpotent nona- operand per cent principal diagonal repeating decimal residual scalar scale³ Stirling, James trinomial