"exponentiate" meaning in English

See exponentiate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: exponentiates [present, singular, third-person], exponentiating [participle, present], exponentiated [participle, past], exponentiated [past]
Etymology: Ultimately from exponent. Perhaps from exponentiation. Head templates: {{en-verb}} exponentiate (third-person singular simple present exponentiates, present participle exponentiating, simple past and past participle exponentiated)
  1. (mathematics)
    (intransitive) To use exponentiation.
    Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (to use exponentiation): 求冪 /求幂 (Chinese Mandarin), mocnit (Czech), umocnit (Czech), korottaa potenssiin (Finnish), potenzieren (German), hatványra emel (Hungarian), hatványoz (Hungarian), potęgować [imperfective] (Polish), spotęgować [perfective] (Polish), exponenciar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-exponentiate-en-verb-q~k-oQdr Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'to use exponentiation': 88 3 8 1
  2. (mathematics)
    (transitive) To raise (a number or mathematical expression) to a power; to apply an exponent to a mathematical expression.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-exponentiate-en-verb-p53yXSLE Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. (computing) To apply a mathematical exponentiation function. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-exponentiate-en-verb-FzkYaH3- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 26 44 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 19 45 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 22 44 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 63 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 30 42 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 23 50 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 18 54 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 25 48 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 23 48 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 22 42 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 15 58 12 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (transitive) To increase (something) exponentially. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-exponentiate-en-verb-hvRhHDkq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: exponentiator, unexponentiated Coordinate_terms: tetrate, pentate, hexate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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