exponential growth
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
- (mathematics): geometric growth, constant rate of growth
Translations[edit]
growth proportional to value
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- exponential growth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “exponential growth”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “exponential growth”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.