exponential

exponential
ex·po·nen·tial .ek-spə-'nen-chəl adj expressible or approximately expressible by an exponential function <an \exponential growth rate>
ex·po·nen·tial·ly -'nench-(ə-)lē adv

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ex·po·nen·tial (ek″spə-nenґshəl) denoting a mathematical function in which the variable or variables appear in exponents, e.g., y = ax, where a is a constant and x is a variable.

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