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Learn to pronounce ex·po·nen·tial

/ˌekspəˈnen(t)SH(ə)l/
adjective
  1. (of an increase) becoming more and more rapid.
    "the social security budget was rising at an exponential rate"
  2. of or expressed by a mathematical exponent.
    "an exponential curve"

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