Exponential may refer to any of several mathematical topics related to exponentiation, including: * Exponential function, also: ** Matrix exponential, the matrix analogue to the above *

Exponential decay A quantity is subject to exponential decay if it decreases at a rate proportional to its current value. Symbolically, this process can be expressed by the following differential equation, where is the quantity and (lambda) is a positive rate ...

, decrease at a rate proportional to value * Exponential discounting, a specific form of the discount function, used in the analysis of choice over time * Exponential growth, where the growth rate of a mathematical function is proportional to the function's current value * Exponential map (Riemannian geometry), in Riemannian geometry *

Exponential map (Lie theory) In the theory of Lie groups, the exponential map is a map from the Lie algebra \mathfrak g of a Lie group G to the group, which allows one to recapture the local group structure from the Lie algebra. The existence of the exponential map is one of ...

, in Lie theory *

Exponential notation Scientific notation is a way of expressing real numbers, numbers that are too large or too small (usually would result in a long string of digits) to be conveniently written in decimal form. It may be referred to as scientific form or standard ...

, also known as scientific notation, or standard form * Exponential object, in category theory * Exponential time, in complexity theory *in probability and statistics: **

Exponential distribution In probability theory and statistics, the exponential distribution is the probability distribution of the time between events in a Poisson point process, i.e., a process in which events occur continuously and independently at a constant average ...

, a family of continuous probability distributions ** Exponentially modified Gaussian distribution, describes the sum of independent normal and exponential random variables ** Exponential family, a parametric set of probability distributions of a certain form ** Exponential smoothing, a technique that can be applied to time series data *Exponential type ** Exponential type or function type, in type theory ** Exponential type in complex analysis *Topics listed at list of exponential topics Exponential may also refer to: * Exponential Technology, a vendor of PowerPC microprocessors

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