exponentiallyadv.

Brit.

/ˌɛkspə(ʊ)ˈnɛnʃl̩i/, U.S.

/ˌɛkspəˈnɛn(t)ʃəli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: exponential adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < exponential adj. + -ly suffix².

†1. In a manner that serves to describe or explain; as or by means of an example or description. Cf. exponential adj. 2. Obsolete. rare.

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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [adverb]

expositively1571

expository-wise1600

explicatively1609

expositorilya1631

accountably1646

illustratively1646

explanatorily1657

luciferouslya1682

explicably1791

explainingly1836

explanatively1842

it's this way1851

illuminatingly1891

1842 Dublin Jrnl. Temperance 1 167/2 One of these consequential persons whose station in life, something between the gentleman and the farmer, is exponentially defined, in country phrase, by the appellation of ‘knobs’, or ‘half sirs’.

1843 J. E. Portlock Rep. Geol. Londonderry p. xviii Q. signifies quartz; K. coal; and when any of these letters are applied exponentially or adjectively, the small character is used, as Gq. quartzose-granite.

a. Mathematics. Through, or in a manner expressed by, an exponential. Cf. exponential n.

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the world > relative properties > number > algebra > [adverb] > in the manner of specific functions

syzygetically1852

monotonically1904

exponentially1909

monotonely1911

monotonously1912

holomorphically1957

1846 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 21 i. 131 The peculiar advantage of Fourier's theorem..is, that x enters into the second member only exponentially, through the cosine.

1938 R. W. Lawson tr. G. von Hevesy & F. A. Paneth Man. Radioactivity (ed. 2) xi. 127 The β-radiation of the iron salt does not remain constant, but decreases exponentially.

1968 H. Harris Nucleus & Cytoplasm iii. 54 In cells growing exponentially, ribosomal RNA appears to be essentially stable.

2014 M. Nahvi Signals & Syst (ed. 6) i. 42 The capacitor current decays exponentially from 1 A to a zero value with a time constant of 1 second.

b. In a manner characterized by increasingly rapid growth or change; more and more rapidly; ever increasingly. Also more generally: very rapidly; very greatly. Cf. exponential adj. 1b.

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1952 State Jrnl. (Lansing, Mich.) 13 Apr. (City ed.) 8/2 As we..become more and more cognizant of the holy spark within us, that spark will grow, exponentially.

1990 New Age Jrnl. Apr. 29/2 The spiciness seems to increase exponentially with every hour ganoush sits around.

2003 N. Wimmer tr. G. Zaid So Many Bks. 22 Books are published at such a rapid rate that they make us exponentially more ignorant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	exponentially
释义	exponentiallyadv. Brit. /ˌɛkspə(ʊ)ˈnɛnʃl̩i/, U.S. /ˌɛkspəˈnɛn(t)ʃəli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: exponential adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < exponential adj. + -ly suffix². †1. In a manner that serves to describe or explain; as or by means of an example or description. Cf. exponential adj. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [adverb] expositively1571 expository-wise1600 explicatively1609 expositorilya1631 accountably1646 illustratively1646 explanatorily1657 luciferouslya1682 explicably1791 explainingly1836 explanatively1842 it's this way1851 illuminatingly1891 1842 Dublin Jrnl. Temperance 1 167/2 One of these consequential persons whose station in life, something between the gentleman and the farmer, is exponentially defined, in country phrase, by the appellation of ‘knobs’, or ‘half sirs’. 1843 J. E. Portlock Rep. Geol. Londonderry p. xviii Q. signifies quartz; K. coal; and when any of these letters are applied exponentially or adjectively, the small character is used, as Gq. quartzose-granite. 2. a. Mathematics. Through, or in a manner expressed by, an exponential. Cf. exponential n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > algebra > [adverb] > in the manner of specific functions syzygetically1852 monotonically1904 exponentially1909 monotonely1911 monotonously1912 holomorphically1957 1846 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 21 i. 131 The peculiar advantage of Fourier's theorem..is, that x enters into the second member only exponentially, through the cosine. 1938 R. W. Lawson tr. G. von Hevesy & F. A. Paneth Man. Radioactivity (ed. 2) xi. 127 The β-radiation of the iron salt does not remain constant, but decreases exponentially. 1968 H. Harris Nucleus & Cytoplasm iii. 54 In cells growing exponentially, ribosomal RNA appears to be essentially stable. 2014 M. Nahvi Signals & Syst (ed. 6) i. 42 The capacitor current decays exponentially from 1 A to a zero value with a time constant of 1 second. b. In a manner characterized by increasingly rapid growth or change; more and more rapidly; ever increasingly. Also more generally: very rapidly; very greatly. Cf. exponential adj. 1b. ΚΠ 1952 State Jrnl. (Lansing, Mich.) 13 Apr. (City ed.) 8/2 As we..become more and more cognizant of the holy spark within us, that spark will grow, exponentially. 1990 New Age Jrnl. Apr. 29/2 The spiciness seems to increase exponentially with every hour ganoush sits around. 2003 N. Wimmer tr. G. Zaid So Many Bks. 22 Books are published at such a rapid rate that they make us exponentially more ignorant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < adv.1842
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