diff --git a/stdlib/number/exp_data_source.go b/stdlib/number/exp_data_source.go
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+++ b/stdlib/number/exp_data_source.go
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+package numberfunc
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/datasource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/datasource/schema"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/types"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-log/tflog"
+
+	"github.com/mschuchard/terraform-provider-stdlib/internal"
+)
+
+// ensure the implementation satisfies the expected interfaces
+var _ datasource.DataSource = &expDataSource{}
+
+// helper pseudo-constructor to simplify provider server and testing implementation
+func NewExpDataSource() datasource.DataSource {
+	return &expDataSource{}
+}
+
+// data source implementation
+type expDataSource struct{}
+
+// maps the data source schema data to the model
+type expDataSourceModel struct {
+	ID     types.Float64 `tfsdk:"id"`
+	Param  types.Float64 `tfsdk:"param"`
+	Result types.Float64 `tfsdk:"result"`
+}
+
+// data source metadata
+func (_ *expDataSource) Metadata(_ context.Context, req datasource.MetadataRequest, resp *datasource.MetadataResponse) {
+	resp.TypeName = req.ProviderTypeName + "_exp"
+}
+
+// define the provider-level schema for configuration data
+func (_ *expDataSource) Schema(_ context.Context, _ datasource.SchemaRequest, resp *datasource.SchemaResponse) {
+	resp.Schema = schema.Schema{
+		Attributes: map[string]schema.Attribute{
+			"id": util.IDFloat64Attribute(),
+			"param": schema.Int64Attribute{
+				Description: "Input number parameter for determining the base-e exponential.",
+				Required:    true,
+			},
+			"result": schema.Int64Attribute{
+				Computed:    true,
+				Description: "Function result storing the base-e exponential of the input parameter.",
+			},
+		},
+		MarkdownDescription: "Return the base-e exponential of an inpurt parameter.",
+	}
+}
+
+// read executes the actual function
+func (_ *expDataSource) Read(ctx context.Context, req datasource.ReadRequest, resp *datasource.ReadResponse) {
+	// determine input values
+	var state expDataSourceModel
+	resp.Diagnostics.Append(req.Config.Get(ctx, &state)...)
+	if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// initialize input number
+	inputNum := state.Param.ValueFloat64()
+
+	// determine the base e exponential
+	exponential := math.Exp(inputNum)
+
+	// provide debug logging
+	ctx = tflog.SetField(ctx, "stdlib_exp_result", exponential)
+	tflog.Debug(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Input number parameter \"%f\" base e exponential is \"%f\"", inputNum, exponential))
+
+	// store exponential result in state
+	state.ID = types.Float64Value(inputNum)
+	state.Result = types.Float64Value(exponential)
+
+	// set state
+	resp.Diagnostics.Append(resp.State.Set(ctx, &state)...)
+	if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
+		return
+	}
+	tflog.Info(ctx, "Determined base e exponential of input number", map[string]any{"success": true})
+}