What is the definition of exponential decay?

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2022-06-29

What is the definition of exponential decay?

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Franco Cohen

Franco Cohen

Beginner2022-06-30Added 8 answers

Exponential decay is used to model such things as radioactive decay, and is the opposite of exponential growth (eg Bacteria growth).
Mathematically we can model it using a formula such as:
N ( t ) = N 0 e λ t where λ > 0
Resulting from a DE of the form:
d N d λ = λ N

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