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exponential growth
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growth of quantities at rate proportional to the current amount
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- mathematical analysis
- Named after
- natural exponential function
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- different from
- logarithmic growth
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- facet of
- exponential function
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Encyclopedic overview
The graph illustrates how exponential growth (green) eventually surpasses both linear (red) and cubic (blue) growth.
Linear growth Cubic growth Exponential growth
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