exponentially

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English exponent Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English exponential Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English exponentially From exponential + -ly.

1. In an exponential manner.

   “But every known algorithm for this problem requires a number of steps that increases exponentially as n increases.”

   “Therefore, if absorption causes an attenuation of the oscillation amplitude, the temperature must decrease exponentially with increasing thickness.”

2. rapidly, greatly

   “The more serious a Christian is about God's kingdom, the more exponentially complicating that venture is […]”

   “He'd felt like Kathryn's soul was in her eyes as she'd regarded him for those precious few seconds... and her spirit was even more exponentially beautiful than […]”