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exponentially

UK/ɛkspə(ʊ)ˈnɛnʃəli/

exponentially adverb: in an exponential manner.

Adverb

exponentially (comparative more exponentially, superlative most exponentially)

  1. In an exponential manner.
    • But every known algorithm for this problem requires a number of steps that increases exponentially as n increases.1992, Clark Glymour, Thinking Things Through: An Introduction to Philosophical Issues and Achievements, MIT Press, published 1997, →ISBN, page 333
    • Therefore, if absorption causes an attenuation of the oscillation amplitude, the temperature must decrease exponentially with increasing thickness.2000, Shuji Nakamura et al., The Blue Laser Diode: The Complete Story, Second Revised and Enlarged Edition, Springer, →ISBN, page 69
  2. (proscribed) rapidly, greatly
    • The more serious a Christian is about God's kingdom, the more exponentially complicating that venture is […]2007, Michael Glenn Maness, Would You Lie to Save a Life: Love Will Find a Way Home, page 357
    • He'd felt like Kathryn's soul was in her eyes as she'd regarded him for those precious few seconds... and her spirit was even more exponentially beautiful than […]2008, Beth Kery, Take a Stranger No More, page 27

Forms of exponentially

comparativemore exponentially
superlativemost exponentially

Origin of exponentially

From exponential + -ly.

Words formed from exponentially

Questions about exponentially

What does exponentially mean?
Exponentially means in an exponential manner.
What part of speech is exponentially?
Exponentially is an adverb.
How do you pronounce exponentially?
Exponentially is pronounced /ɛkspə(ʊ)ˈnɛnʃəli/ (UK).

Words near exponentially in the dictionary

  1. exponentiality
  2. exponentialize
  3. exponentialized
  4. exponentializes
  5. exponentializing
  6. exponentially
  7. exponentials
  8. exponentiate
  9. exponentiated
  10. exponentiates
  11. exponentiating

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