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exponential growth

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Growth of a system in which the amount being added to the system is proportional to the amount already present: the bigger the system is, the greater the increase. (See geometric progression.)

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In everyday speech, exponential growth means runaway expansion, such as in population growth.

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The paradox is that AI promises exponential growth, yet fear-based adoption suppresses the very innovation that companies seek.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

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

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 exponential growth of AI demands equally radical human imagination and action.

From Salon • May 17, 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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