exponential growth
English
editNoun
editexponential 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
editgrowth proportional to value
See also
editFurther reading
edit- exponential growth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “exponential growth”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “exponential growth”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.