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exponential decay

Definitions of exponential decay
  1. noun
    a decrease that follows an exponential function
    synonyms: exponential return
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    types:
    relaxation, relaxation behavior
    (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
    type of:
    decay, decline
    a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
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