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Technology has advanced more in the last thirty years than in the previous two thousand. The exponential increase in advancement will only continue. Anthropological Commentary The opposite of a trivial truth is false; the opposite of a great truth is also true.
Niels Bohr

Meaning of "exponential" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXPONENTIAL

exponential  [ˌɛkspəʊˈnɛnʃəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPONENTIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Exponential can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EXPONENTIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of exponential in the English dictionary

The first definition of exponential in the dictionary is of, containing, or involving one or more numbers or quantities raised to an exponent, esp ex. Other definition of exponential is raised to the power of e, the base of natural logarithms exp. Exponential is also of or involving an exponent or exponents.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXPONENTIAL


circumferential
səˌkʌmfəˈrɛnʃəl
componential
ˌkɒmpəˈnɛnʃəl
confidential
ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl
consequential
ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl
credential
krɪˈdɛnʃəl
differential
ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl
eminential
ˌɛmɪˈnɛnʃəl
essential
ɪˈsɛnʃəl
existential
ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl
experiential
ɪkˌspɪərɪˈɛnʃəl
influential
ˌɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl
potential
pəˈtɛnʃəl
preferential
ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
prudential
pruːˈdɛnʃəl
quintessential
ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl
residential
ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl
self-referential
ˌsɛlfrɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
sequential
sɪˈkwɛnʃəl
tangential
tænˈdʒɛnʃəl
torrential
tɒˈrɛnʃəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXPONENTIAL

expo
exponent
exponential distribution
exponential horn
exponentially
exponentiation
exponible
export
export agent
export credit
Export Credit Guarantee Department
export department
export drive
export duty
export earnings
export house
export invoice
export licence
export manager
export reject

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXPONENTIAL

action potential
chemical potential
circumstantial
equipotential
growth potential
inconsequential
inessential
inferential
initial
jurisprudential
nonessential
nonresidential
penitential
precedential
presidential
referential
sentential
substantial
unessential
unsubstantial
vice-presidential

Synonyms and antonyms of exponential in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «exponential» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXPONENTIAL

Find out the translation of exponential to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of exponential from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exponential» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

指数
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exponencial
570 millions of speakers

English

exponential
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घातीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экспоненциальный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exponencial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাখ্যামূলক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

exponentiel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eksponen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

exponentiell
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

指数関数
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eksponensial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

theo cấp số nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிவேகமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घातांक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üstel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esponenziale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wykładniczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

експонентний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

exponențială
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκθετική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eksponensiële
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

exponentiell
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eksponentiell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of exponential

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPONENTIAL»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exponential

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9 QUOTES WITH «EXPONENTIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word exponential.
1
Niels Bohr
Technology has advanced more in the last thirty years than in the previous two thousand. The exponential increase in advancement will only continue. Anthropological Commentary The opposite of a trivial truth is false; the opposite of a great truth is also true.
2
Tom Chatfield
Unlike us, machines do not have a 'nature' consistent across vast reaches of time. They are, at least to begin with, whatever we set in motion - with an inbuilt tendency towards the exponential.
3
Peter Diamandis
Everywhere, the rate of change is so fast that large U.S. companies are in constant danger of disruption. Not from competition in China or India, no. They're in danger of being made obsolete from two guys/gals in a garage in Silicon Valley, or anyone, anywhere, empowered by exponential technology, willing to risk it all, driven by their passion.
4
Jeremy Grantham
We used to live in a world where the price of resources came down steadily, and now the world has changed. You have a great mismatch between finite resources and exponential population growth.
5
Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao
It is not enough to receive support, no matter, how needed it may be. It is fundamental to know how to receive this support and ensure that its result is exponential.
6
Ray Kurzweil
Our intuition about the future is linear. But the reality of information technology is exponential, and that makes a profound difference. If I take 30 steps linearly, I get to 30. If I take 30 steps exponentially, I get to a billion.
7
Dee Dee Myers
Exponential growth in access to the Internet, satellite television and radio, cell phones, and P.D.A.'s means that breaking news now reaches virtually every corner of the globe.
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Tom Rath
The real energy occurs in each connection between two people, which can bring about exponential returns.
9
Jeff Rich
Life itself is exponential.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPONENTIAL»

Discover the use of exponential in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exponential and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Exponential Distribution: Theory, Methods and Applications
This volume provides a systematic and comprehensive synthesis of the diverse literature on the theory and applications of the exponential distribution.
K. Balakrishnan, 1996
2
Forecasting with Exponential Smoothing: The State Space Approach
This book brings together all of the important new results on the state space framework for exponential smoothing.
Rob Hyndman, Anne B. Koehler, J. Keith Ord, 2008
3
Exponential Fitting
In this book, a series of aspects is covered, ranging from the theory of the procedure up to direct applications and sometimes including ready to use programs. The book can also be used as a textbook for graduate students.
Liviu Gr. Ixaru, Guido Vanden Berghe, 2004
4
Sums of Exponential Functions and Their New Fundamental ...
Shestopaloff proves new fundamental properties of sums of exponential functions and illustrates application of these properties to different kinds of natural phenomena, particularly applications in biology.
Yuri K. Shestopaloff, 2008
5
Exponential Functionals of Brownian Motion and Related Processes
This volume collects papers about the laws of geometric Brownian motions and their time-integrals, written by the author and coauthors between 1988 and 1998.
Marc Yor, 2001
6
Exponential: How to Accomplish the Jesus Mission
Jesus gives us a mission to change the world, and it can seem overwhelming at times. But the potential to complete the Jesus mission lies within each of us, as we learn to reproduce our faith as individuals and as reproducing churches.
Dave Ferguson, Jon Ferguson, 2010
7
Exponential Sums and Differential Equations
This book is concerned with two areas of mathematics, at first sight disjoint, and with some of the analogies and interactions between them.
Nicholas M. Katz, 1990
8
Graphical Models, Exponential Families, and Variational ...
The core of this paper is a general set of variational principles for the problems of computing marginal probabilities and modes, applicable to multivariate statistical models in the exponential family.
Martin J. Wainwright, Michael Irwin Jordan, 2008
9
Unitary Representation Theory of Exponential Lie Groups
Establishes the validity of Kirillov's orbit method of finding universal parameters for the dual D of the Lie group G and its application for the much wider class of exponential Lie groups.
Horst Leptin, Jean Ludwig, 1994
10
Exponential Apocalypse
Fast-paced, frenetic, funny, and frequently fond of other f-words, Exponential Apocalypse is the only book that will have you looking forward to the end of the world.
Eirik Gumeny, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPONENTIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exponential is used in the context of the following news items.
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Can Natalie Massenet's net set reboot fashion?
Other user-driven sites have helped the exponential growth of digital fashion shopping: Pinterest and Instagram began as image-based ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Forget iron ore: etail sales are still growing
"We saw an exponential growth in office supplies online sales during the first six months of the year, with sales climbing up especially in June.". «BIT, Jul 15»
3
IBM announces densest, most powerful microchip on market
The announcement made on Thursday by IBM means that the past exponential increase in computational power will continue apace for the ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
4
Building a Winning Political Team
Thus, while a team of four has just six interconnections, a team of 16 has 120 interconnections. It is near-exponential growth: n * (n-1) / 2. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Strategist advises on new breed of exponential organisations
July 9 (BusinessDesk) - The business world has seen the birth of a new breed of company - the exponential organisation – that could tilt the ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
6
Robosapiens – merging with machines will improve humanity at an …
It follows an exponential curve. Computing power increases exponentially. Moore's law was coined in the 1960s to show the doubling rate of ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jul 15»
7
The GRC Market Is Expanding at an Exponential Rate
OVERLAND PARK, KS, Jul 07, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- According to a recent study by research firm The TABB Group, the ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
8
3D Printed Extreme Reduction Gearing Device Offers Exponential
In simple terms that means for an engineering component, it would offer the ability to create exponential force–by eleven million times–or, to be ... «3DPrint.com, Jul 15»
9
'Lean' management can bring exponential results
Special report: Every person in every organisation is well aware that there is too much wasted effort and energy in how the work gets done ... «PublicServiceEurope.com, Jul 15»
10
Exponential Organizations Are The Future Of Global Business And …
Here's a strange thought: Not very long ago, vertical integration was the cutting edge of global business. Indeed, well into the last century, the ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»

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