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指數函數

简指数函数 · 繁指數函數

Mandarin · pinyin zhǐ shù hán shù

exponential function

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指: zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
函: hán · correspondence; a case; a box
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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3–4–2–4 · zhi3 shu4 han2 shu4

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noun

(mathematics) exponential function

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