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exponentiate

/ˌɛkspəˈnɛnʃi.eɪt/

exponentiate verb: to use exponentiation.

Verb

exponentiate (third-person singular simple present exponentiates, present participle exponentiating, simple past and past participle exponentiated)

  1. (intransitive) To use exponentiation.
    • In order to solve the equation we must exponentiate.
  2. (transitive) To raise (a number or mathematical expression) to a power; to apply an exponent to a mathematical expression.
    • Let us exponentiate x to obtain xⁿ.
  3. To apply a mathematical exponentiation function.
  4. (transitive) To increase (something) exponentially.
    • "SCP-7579 developed internal camouflage so a shmuck like yourself would speculate on it, then convince a more powerful shmuck unlike myself to buy it time. It's probably smarter than us, it's definitely smarter than you, and every second of its existence exponentiates the time and resources I'll...2022 October 18, Placeholder McD, “SCP-7579 [offset 1]”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2024

Forms of exponentiate

third-person singular presentexponentiates
present participleexponentiating
past participleexponentiated
pastexponentiated

Origin of exponentiate

Ultimately from exponent. Perhaps from exponentiation.

Words formed from exponentiate

Questions about exponentiate

What does exponentiate mean?
Exponentiate means to use exponentiation.
What part of speech is exponentiate?
Exponentiate is a verb.
How do you pronounce exponentiate?
Exponentiate is pronounced /ˌɛkspəˈnɛnʃi.eɪt/.
What is the past tense of exponentiate?
The past tense of exponentiate is exponentiated.

Words near exponentiate in the dictionary

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

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