exponentially

[ek-spoh-nen-shuh-lee, ‐spuh‐]

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adverb

at a steady, rapid rate.
The cost of a college education has increased exponentially over the last 30 years.
Mathematics.��at a continuous rate of growth or decay that can be calculated using the constant e, according to the rules of raising e to the power of a positive or negative exponent.
Any population growing exponentially must, sooner or later, encounter shortages of resources.
The measurable rate at which a radioactive nuclide’s atoms decay exponentially is the basis of radiometric dating.

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Other Word Forms

nonexponentially adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exponentially¹

exponential ( def. ) + -ly

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The regime would also appear so weak that the probability of a domestic uprising would increase exponentially.

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"If he was drafted to Boston or Chicago or Philly or Rangers, or really any team in the United States, I think hockey would have grown exponentially," Ms Duggan said.

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We all grew up together musically, but he grew exponentially.

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It was a surreal scene, masked federal agents huddled on the defense behind the chain link fence topped with razor wire while the crowd outside the perimeter demanding the Mayor's release grew exponentially.

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This does not include travel or other incidentals and families say the sums have been increasing "exponentially" as the cost of living goes up.

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exponential horn exponentiation

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