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exponentiate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɛkspəˈnɛnʃi.eɪt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Ultimately from exponent. Perhaps from exponentiation.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To use exponentiation.
    • In order to solve the equation we must exponentiate.
  2. (transitive) To raise (a number or mathematical expression) to a power; to apply an exponent to a mathematical expression.
    • Let us exponentiate x to obtain xⁿ.
  3. To apply a mathematical exponentiation function.
  4. (transitive) To increase (something) exponentially.
    • "SCP-7579 developed internal camouflage so a shmuck like yourself would speculate on it, then convince a more powerful shmuck unlike myself to buy it time. It's probably smarter than us, it's definitely smarter than you, and every second of its existence exponentiates the time and resources I'll have to spend cleaning up your mess." 2022 October 18, Placeholder McD, “SCP-7579 [offset 1]”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2024:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
exponentiating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
exponentiated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
exponentiated Tense=Past lexicographic
exponentiates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Coordinates

tetrate · pentate · hexate

Deriveds

exponentiator · unexponentiated

Translations (10)

cmn 求冪 /求幂 (to use exponentiation) · pl potęgować (to use exponentiation) · de potenzieren (to use exponentiation) · hu hatványoz (to use exponentiation) · pl spotęgować (to use exponentiation) · cs mocnit (to use exponentiation) · es exponenciar (to use exponentiation) · fi korottaa potenssiin (to use exponentiation) · cs umocnit (to use exponentiation) · hu hatványra emel (to use exponentiation)