exponential growth
The growth in the value of a quantity in which the rate of growth is proportional to…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.
» Looking at that graphic, one can tell extremely easily that we are following an exponential growth.
Meaning
2 senses(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
(broadly, proscribed, uncountable, usually)Very rapid growth.
Examples
2 sentencesLooking at that graphic, one can tell extremely easily that we are following an exponential growth.
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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Forms
plural: exponential growths| Singular | exponential growth |
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uncountable
Synonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable