"exponential function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exponential functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} exponential function (plural exponential functions)
  1. (mathematics) Any function in which an independent variable is in the form of an exponent; they are the inverse functions of logarithms Wikipedia link: exponential function Translations (function in which an independent variable is in the form of an exponent): ցուցչային ֆունկցիա (cʻucʻčʻayin funkcʻia) (Armenian), función esponencial [feminine] (Asturian), 指數函數 /指数函数 (zhǐshùhánshù) (Chinese Mandarin), exponenciální funkce [feminine] (Czech), eksponenttifunktio (Finnish), fonction exponentielle [feminine] (French), función exponencial [feminine] (Galician), exponenciális függvény (Hungarian), veldisvísisfall [neuter] (Icelandic), vísisfall [neuter] (Icelandic), funzione esponenziale [feminine] (Italian), 指数関数 (shisūkansū) (Japanese), eksponentialfunksjon [masculine] (Norwegian), funkcja eksponencjalna [feminine] (Polish), função exponencial [feminine] (Portuguese), показа́тельная фу́нкция (pokazátelʹnaja fúnkcija) [feminine] (Russian), экспоне́нта (eksponénta) [feminine] (Russian), función exponencial [feminine] (Spanish), exponentialfunktion [common-gender] (Swedish), pauliting kabisa (Tagalog), показнико́ва фу́нкція (pokaznykóva fúnkcija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), експоне́нта (eksponénta) [feminine] (Ukrainian), hàm mũ (Vietnamese)

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