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Re:Mammalian Aggression by cbolton on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @07:28AM (#25845622)
I would say the exponent of a variable makes (contributes to making) the result large.
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Re:Mammalian Aggression by Haunted_Cabbage on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @09:48AM (#25847029)
Given that a negative exponent makes a result smaller, I'd say that it describes rate at which it'll change.
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Re:Mammalian Aggression by sethammons on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @09:19AM (#25846686)
What if the base is less than one?
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Re:Mammalian Aggression by cbolton on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @10:09AM (#25847267)
I think the question "does it make it larger or does it describe how it gets large?" implies that the transformation is increasing.
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Re:Mammalian Aggression by Haunted_Cabbage on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @10:36AM (#25847631)
My intention was to say that the exponent describes the characteristics of a change, not to imply that the effects are only positive.
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