| [/ˏekspəuˈnenʃl; ˏɛkspoˋnɛnʃəl/] adj (mathematics 数) 用法:
1 of or indicated by an exponent(3) 指数的; 幂的:
24 is an exponential expression. 24是一个指数式. 用法:
2 produced or indicated by multiplying a set of numbers by themselves 由指数产生或表示的:
an exponential function 指数函数 *
(fig 比喻) exponential (ie more and more rapid) growth 越来越快的增长 *
an exponential curve, eg on a graph indicating population increase 指数曲线（如人口增长示意图上的）. |