adv
Meaning 1
In an exponential manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
exponentially
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ɛkspə(ʊ)ˈnɛnʃəli/
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CMU ARPABET: EH2 K S P OW0 N EH1 N SH AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
rapidly, greatly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed
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adverb
Meaning 3
in an exponential manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- inflation is growing exponentially
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English exponent Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English exponential Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English exponentially From exponential + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: exponencialment — in an exponential manner
- Chinese Mandarin: 指数地 — in an exponential manner
- Czech: exponenciálně — in an exponential manner
- Dutch: exponentiëel — in an exponential manner
- Finnish: eksponentiaalisesti — in an exponential manner
- Italian: esponenzialmente — in an exponential manner
- Polish: wykładniczo — in an exponential manner
- Portuguese: exponencialmente — in an exponential manner
- Russian: экспоненциа́льно (eksponenciálʹno) — in an exponential manner
- Spanish: exponencialmente — in an exponential manner
- Swedish: exponentiellt — in an exponential manner