exponential phase
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexponentialandphase
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exponential
adjective
uk/ˌek.spəˈnen.ʃəl/us/ˌek.spoʊˈnen.ʃəl/
formal
An exponential rate of increase becomes quicker and quicker as the thing that increases ...
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phase
noun[C]
uk/feɪz/us/feɪz/
any stage in a series of events or in a process ...
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The logistic growth curve consists of two phases : anexponentialphaseand an asymptotic phase.
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These show the initial linear phase of cotyledon elongation (until approximately 50 h) and theexponentialphasesubsequent to hook formation.
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The early, rapid phase of growth seemed to be analogous toexponentialphasein liquid culture while the later phase seemed analogous to stationary phase.
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The so-calledexponentialphaseis triggered once foci begin to for m and join up with increasing rapidity.
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In some experiments the inocula were derived fromexponentialphasecultures (6 h) and in others the inocula came from stationary phase cultures (30 h).
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Theexponentialphase(phase 2) starts when approximately 12-15 % accumulated losses are reached after 12 to 13 years of cultivation.
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There was a substantial lag phase from the 1970s until 1990, followed by anexponentialphasein the mid-1990s, and more recently a steep linear phase.
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Measuring the concentration can indicate the stage of cultured cell population, i.e. whether it is in lag phase,exponentialphase, or stationary phase.
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In particular, algae in exponential growth were more toxic than those in the stationary or lateexponentialphase.
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Following the lag phase, the rate of growth of the organism steadily increases, for a certain periodthis period is the log orexponentialphase.
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Generally, calcification of coccoliths occurs in the presence of light, and these scales are produced much more during theexponentialphaseof growth than the stationary phase.
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