Calculus Terms

APR

Annual percentage rate or interest.

Asymptote

A line that a function tends towards but never reaches.

Base

The number that is being multiplied by itself in an exponential expression.

Concavity

Function behavior that open upwards or downwards.

Decay

The type of exponential functions that have b < 1 in y = ab^x.

E (Euler's Number)

An irrational number (Euler's number) that is 2.71828...

Exponential Functions

Functions that are of the form y = ab^x. These functions can have any number other than 0 for the base, b. These include y = e^x functions.

Growth

The type of exponential functions that have b > 1 in y = ab^x.

Logarithmic Functions

Functions that are the inverses of exponential functions and are of the form y = log_a x.