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exponential

[ek-spoh-nen-shuhl, -spuh-] / ˌɛk spoʊˈnɛn ʃəl, -spə- /


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The result collapsed entire rooms of electronics into microchips, driving exponential gains in computing power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"We're on the flat part of the exponential curve."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

It has broken below a ratio chart uptrend against the VanEck Semiconductor ETF, and lost its 21-day exponential moving average.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

In December, it spread beyond software engineers and began growing at an exponential rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The universe would have started off with a period of exponential or “inflationary” expansion in which it would have increased its size by a very large factor.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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