exponential growth
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In everyday speech, exponential growth means runaway expansion, such as in population growth.
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Exponential growth led to increasing questions about whether organizers had veered too far from the core principles of radical inclusion, expression, participation and the pledge to “leave no trace.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023
Exponential growth can start very slowly and be barely noticeable for quite some time.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2022
Exponential growth is rather more challenging when one of the prime drivers of it has closed down.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2022
Exponential growth in height would not, for example, lead to exponentially lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2016
Exponential growth and exponential decay are two of the most common applications of exponential functions.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
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