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Meaning of exponential decay | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A decrease where the rate of decrease is proportional to the amount remaining.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Español decaimiento exponencial decrecimiento exponencial
Français décroissance exponentielle
Italiano decadimento esponenziale
Português decaimento exponencial

Examples

“The service value of the capital stock, i.e. the product of its price and quantity component, is decomposed into a depreciation component and an interest component, similar to the decomposition which holds under exponential decay.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

exponential distribution exponential equation exponential function exponential generating function exponential growth exponential map

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