exponential

esponenziale

Che aumenta sempre più velocemente perché a ogni passaggio la quantità viene moltiplicata per lo stesso numero.

In inglese semplice: Increasing faster and faster because each new amount is multiplied by the same number.

• The bacteria showed exponential growth.
• The population grew at an exponential rate.
• Repeated doubling produces an exponential increase.

Espressioni comuni: exponential growth, exponential increase, exponential rate

esponenziale

Che usa un piccolo numero in alto per indicare quante volte un numero compare come fattore.

In inglese semplice: Using a small raised number to show how many times a number is multiplied by itself.

• Write the number in exponential form.
• Exponential notation makes very large numbers easier to write.
• The teacher compared ordinary numbers with exponential expressions.

Espressioni comuni: exponential form, exponential notation, exponential expression

enorme, vertiginoso

Estremamente grande o che diventa molto più grande in pochissimo tempo.

In inglese semplice: Extremely large, or becoming much larger very quickly.

• Demand showed an exponential rise.
• The team reported exponential improvements in speed.
• The singer enjoyed exponential success after her first television appearance.

Sinonimi: enormous, dramatic, huge

Espressioni comuni: exponential rise, exponential demand, exponential improvement

funzione esponenziale

Funzione matematica in cui un numero fisso viene elevato a una potenza variabile.

In inglese semplice: A mathematical rule with a fixed number raised to a changing power.

• The graph shows an exponential.
• We fitted an exponential to the data.
• These exponentials have different bases.

Sinonimi: exponential function

Espressioni comuni: an increasing exponential, a decreasing exponential, plot an exponential