exponential

• 描述某事物以极快的速度增长或增加，常用于数学中表示指数增长，也泛指随发展而加速的过程。

Describes something that increases or grows at a very rapid rate, often used in mathematics and general contexts to indicate a process that becomes faster as it progresses.

1. Relating to exponentsB2formalscientific

   Pertaining to or involving the use of exponents in mathematics, where a quantity is raised to a power.

   指数的

   • The exponential function is a fundamental concept in calculus.
   • Exponential growth occurs when the rate of increase is proportional to the current value.
   • The equation includes an exponential term that must be solved.

2. Very rapid increaseB2formal

   Describing a process or phenomenon that increases at a very fast rate, often doubling or multiplying quickly.

   极快速的增长

   • The company experienced exponential growth in its first year.
   • The spread of information on social media can be exponential.
   • Technological advancements have led to an exponential increase in computing power.

   同义词astronomicaldramaticexplosivemeteoricrapidsoaringunprecedented

   反义词graduallinearslowsteady

• 指数函数，指以常数为底、变量为指数的数学函数，常用于描述增长或衰减。也指指数本身或与指数相关的量。

A noun referring to a mathematical function where a constant base is raised to a variable exponent, often used to model growth or decay.

1. Exponential functionC1formalscientific

   A mathematical function where a constant base is raised to a variable exponent; the independent variable appears as an exponent.

   指数函数

   • The equation y = 2^x is a classic example of an exponential.
   • Exponentials grow much faster than linear functions.
   • In calculus, we study the derivative of an exponential.

2. Rapid growth phenomenonB2informal

   Something that increases at a rate proportional to its current value, often used metaphorically for very fast expansion.

   指数增长

   • The number of users grew at an exponential.
   • His popularity became an exponential after the viral video.
   • We are witnessing an exponential of data creation.

   同义词boomexplosionsurgeupsurge

   反义词declinestagnation