How to pronounce exponential
American English pronunciation
ek-spuh-NEN-shul
- IPA
- /ˌɛkspəˈnɛnʃəl/
- Syllables
- ek · spuh · NEN · shul (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What exponential means
Growing faster and faster the bigger it gets
In a sentence: The number of rabbits in the field showed exponential growth, doubling every month.
Where it comes from: It comes from exponent, the small raised number in math that tells how many times to multiply a number by itself.
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