Comments on: What does an exponent really mean? https://betterexplained.com/articles/what-does-an-exponent-mean/ Math lessons that click Sat, 16 Feb 2019 01:53:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: kalid https://betterexplained.com/articles/what-does-an-exponent-mean/#comment-360104 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 19:36:00 +0000 https://betterexplained.com/?p=11807#comment-360104 In reply to gingerhead2.

Hi, that section refers to continuously compounded growth (as happens with e^x). Here,

e^(.50 * 2) = e^(1.00 * 1) = 2.71828…

For non-continuous growth, (1 + .50)^2 != (1 + 1.00)^1

]]> By: kalid https://betterexplained.com/articles/what-does-an-exponent-mean/#comment-359416 Wed, 12 Dec 2018 22:13:00 +0000 https://betterexplained.com/?p=11807#comment-359416 In reply to rock321987.

Hi, no specific order, but check out

https://betterexplained.com/archives/

which has a few posts in themed series.

]]> By: rock321987 https://betterexplained.com/articles/what-does-an-exponent-mean/#comment-359293 Wed, 12 Dec 2018 01:47:00 +0000 https://betterexplained.com/?p=11807#comment-359293 Hi,

Is there any order in which I should read your articles?

]]> By: Котя Веллес https://betterexplained.com/articles/what-does-an-exponent-mean/#comment-358476 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 14:31:00 +0000 https://betterexplained.com/?p=11807#comment-358476 I define number e as a nonlinearity unit. Therefore, the exponent is a unit curve, in which addition and exponentiation are equal. It’s the most important. 1 + 1 → 1 + x / x → (1+ 1 / x) ^ x

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