exponential

exponencial

Que aumenta cada vez más rápido porque, en cada paso, la cantidad se multiplica por el mismo número.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: exponential growth, exponential increase, exponential rate

exponencial

Que usa una cifra pequeña elevada para indicar cuántas veces un número aparece como factor.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: exponential form, exponential notation, exponential expression

enorme, vertiginoso

Extremadamente grande o que crece muchísimo en muy poco tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: enormous, dramatic, huge

Expresiones frecuentes: exponential rise, exponential demand, exponential improvement

función exponencial

Función matemática en la que un número fijo se eleva a una potencia variable.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: exponential function

Expresiones frecuentes: an increasing exponential, a decreasing exponential, plot an exponential