exponential function

Alg.: A function in which the variable enters an exponent; thus, in the equation y=ax, y is an exponential function of x. exponential-series, s . Alg.: A series derived from the development of exponential equations or quantities. ex-pört, v. t. & i. [Lat. exporto =to carry out: ex out, and por to =to carry; Fr. exporter; Ital. esportare.] A. Transitive: *1. To take away. "Glorious followers taint busine through want of secrecy, and export honor from a man, and make him a return in envy."- Bacon : E ays; Of Followers . 2. To carry or send abroad or to foreign countries, as wares in commerce; to furnish for exportation "These are the manufactures we export ." Dryden: Hind and Panther, ii. 564. B. In trans.: To send out commodities to foreign countries in way of traffic. "By exporting to a greater value than it imported."Smith: Wealth of Nations, bk. iv., ch. i. IMG:content-1288.png:[blocks in formation]