Exponential vs Prolific - What's the difference?
exponential | prolific |
Relating to an exponent.
(mathematics) Expressed in terms of a power of e.
In modern English, used to describe a high or rapid rate of change.
Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in abundance — applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
Similarly producing results or works in abundance
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=September 7
, author=Dominic Fifield
, title=England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova
, work=The Guardian
As adjectives the difference between exponential and prolific
is that exponential is relating to an exponent while prolific is prolific.As a noun exponential
is (mathematics) any function that has an exponent as an independent variable.exponential
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(wikipedia exponential)Adjective
(head)Derived terms
* exponentially * exponential growth * exponential objectAntonyms
* nonexponentialprolific
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Alternative forms
* prolifick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=The most obvious beneficiary of the visitors' superiority was Frank Lampard. By the end of the night he was perched 13th in the list of England's most prolific goalscorers, having leapfrogged Sir Geoff Hurst to score his 24th and 25th international goals. No other player has managed more than the Chelsea midfielder's 11 in World Cup qualification ties, with this a display to roll back the years.}}