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		kittiepryde on Sept 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Not Mysticizing System Dynamics y=x^a would be an example of an exponential equation; I guess applied to the metaphor, F=a^m

orbital223 on Sept 25, 2022 [–]

f(x) = x^a is a polynomial of degree a.

f(x) = a^x would be an exponential function.

kittiepryde on Sept 25, 2022 | [–]

You are right. Thanks for correcting me.

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