exponentially  /ˌɛk spoʊ ˈnɛn ʃə li/ ? Meaning of "exponentially"

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Definition(s):

  • (adv) in an exponential manner

Usage(s):

  1. Foreign direct investment is growing exponentially allowing imports to burgeon without normal constraints or restraints.
  2. The number of illegal online products has grown exponentially.

Quotes

  1. "It was something so unique, because there had never been anything quite like it," said Potts. "We had Lucy and Ethel (on TV previously), but we never had that exponentially expanded, smart, attractive women who read newspapers and had...
    on Oct 26, 2006 By: Annie Potts Source: International Herald Tribune

  2. "It literally started from one woman's voice ...... and it's exponentially grown," said Dawson, a V-Day board member who was inspired by her mother and grandmother's political activism. "It's about embracing being a female and reclaiming...
    on Jan 11, 2008 By: Rosario Dawson Source: Forbes

  3. "I'm absolutely astonished and appalled because the number has grown so exponentially over so short of time with no explanation," said Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who also had pressed the company earlier for sex offender data.
    on Jul 24, 2007 By: Richard Blumenthal Source: Forbes

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