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Natural Exponential Function


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The "natural exponential function" is the name sometimes given in elementary contexts to the function f(x)=e^x, where e =2.718... is the base of the natural logarithm.

While mathematicians consistently use the unqualified term "exponential function" to refer to f(x)=e^x, educators sometimes use that term to refer to the more general but very closely related class of power law functions of the form ab^(cx+d).


See also

e, Exponential Function

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Natural Exponential Function." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/NaturalExponentialFunction.html

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