existential

adj 1: derived from experience or the experience of existence; "the

rich experiential content of the teachings of the

older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington; "formal

logicians are not concerned with existential matters"-

John Dewey [syn: {experiential}]

2: of or as conceived by existentialism; "an existential moment

of choice"

3: relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human

existence)

exponential

1. A function which raises some given constant

(the "base") to the power of its argument. I.e.

f x ◦ b^x

If no base is specified, {e}, the base of {natural

logarthim}s, is assumed.

2. {exponential-time algorithm}.

(1995-04-27)