Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)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.

    exponentielles Wachstum

    экспоненциальный ростeksponencialʹnyj rost

    експонентне зростанняeksponentne zrostannja

  2. (broadly, proscribed, uncountable, usually)Very rapid growth.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Looking at that graphic, one can tell extremely easily that we are following an exponential growth.

  2. Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.

Translations

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Українська
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growth proportional to value:
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growth proportional to value:
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growth proportional to value:

Forms

plural: exponential growths
Singularexponential growth

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
geometric growthconstant rate of growth

Word family

1 related words

See also

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