Definition:Exponential Growth/Decay
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Definition
An exponential growth pattern with the equation:
- $y = a e^{b t}$
such that $b < 0$ is said to exhibit exponential decay.
Also see
- Results about exponential decay can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): exponential growth or decay
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): exponential growth or decay