exponential growth
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In everyday speech, exponential growth means runaway expansion, such as in population growth.
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The country's robotaxi services are expected to reach US$70 million by 2025, but will see exponential growth to US$39.4 billion by 2030 and US$183.0 billion by 2035, according to consultancy Frost & Sullivan.
From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025
Tenev said that Robinhood handled 2.3 billion prediction-market contracts in the third quarter, and then saw another 2.5 billion contracts traded in October — hinting that the fourth quarter could continue this exponential growth.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025
The story of AI, in Altman’s telling, is one of exponential growth where competitors who balk at risk-taking now fall behind later.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
The source added that the raid has shaken a company that has always tried to operate by the book and that, despite its exponential growth in recent years, has sought to maintain a close-knit feel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2025
It’s been estimated that, because of the exponential growth of the world’s population, between 10 and 20 percent of all the human beings who have ever lived are alive now.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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