Algorithm and Exponential

noun

• A precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem.
  • synonyms: algorithmic rule, algorithmic program

• (n.) The art of calculating by nine figures and zero.
• (n.) The art of calculating with any species of notation; as, the algorithms of fractions, proportions, surds, etc.

Algorithm is a complex mathematical model. In credit scoring, it is used to compare data in millions of credit reports and predict a person's likelihood to repay debts.

noun

• A function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent.
  • synonyms: exponential function

adjective

• Of or involving exponents.
  • usage: "exponential growth"

(a.) Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as, an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an exponential function.