Dictionary Definition
exponential adj : of or involving exponents;
"exponential growth" n : a function in which an independent
variable appears as an exponent [syn: exponential
function]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
Derived terms
Translations
relating to an exponent
- German: exponentiell
expressed in terms of a power or e
- German: exponentiell
- Hungarian: exponenciális
in modern English, used to describe a large
quantity of an object or objects
- German: exponentiell
- ttbc French: exponentiel
Extensive Definition
Exponential may refer to any of several
mathematical topics related to exponentiation,
including:
- Exponential
function, also:
- Matrix exponential, the matrix analogue to the above
- Exponential decay
- Exponential growth
- Exponential map, in differential geometry
- Exponential notation, also known as scientific notation, or standard form
- Exponential object, in category theory
- Exponential time, in complexity theory
- in probability and statistics:
- Topics listed at list of exponential topics
Exponential may also refer to:
exponential in German: Exponentiell
exponential in Esperanto: Eksponento
exponential in French: Exponentiel
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
algorismic, algorithmic, aliquot, cardinal, decimal, differential, digital, even, figural, figurate, figurative, finite, fractional, imaginary, impair, impossible, infinite, integral, irrational, logarithmic, logometric, negative, numeral, numerary, numerative, numeric, odd, ordinal, pair, positive, possible, prime, radical, rational, real, reciprocal, submultiple, surd, transcendental