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What is the mathematical function denoted by $f(x) = e^x$?
What is the mathematical function denoted by $f(x) = e^x$?
- Quadratic function
- Trigonometric function
- Exponential function (correct)
- Logarithmic function
To what can the exponential function be rigorously extended?
To what can the exponential function be rigorously extended?
- Complex numbers only
- All real arguments, including irrational numbers (correct)
- Positive integers only
- Negative real numbers only
Who opined that the exponential function is 'the most important function in mathematics'?
Who opined that the exponential function is 'the most important function in mathematics'?
- Carl Friedrich Gauss
- Walter Rudin (correct)
- Isaac Newton
- Leonhard Euler
What is the other notation for the exponential function, $e^x$?
What is the other notation for the exponential function, $e^x$?
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What mathematical concept did the exponential function originate from?
What mathematical concept did the exponential function originate from?
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What is the notation for the exponential function?
What is the notation for the exponential function?
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In which type of numbers can the exponential function be extended?
In which type of numbers can the exponential function be extended?
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What concept did the exponential function originate from?
What concept did the exponential function originate from?
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Who opined that the exponential function is 'the most important function in mathematics'?
Who opined that the exponential function is 'the most important function in mathematics'?
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What is the general term used to denote the exponential function of a real variable?
What is the general term used to denote the exponential function of a real variable?
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