exponential growth
English
Global human population is growing exponentially
Noun
exponential growth (usually uncountable, plural exponential growths)
- (mathematics) The growth in the value of a quantity, in which the rate of growth is proportional to the instantaneous value of the quantity; for example, when the value has doubled, the rate of increase will also have doubled. The rate may be positive or negative.
- (by extension, proscribed) Very rapid growth.
Synonyms
- (mathematics): geometric growth, constant rate of growth
Translations
growth proportional to value
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See also
Further reading
exponential growth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “exponential growth”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “exponential growth”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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