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exponential growth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
ex-po-nen-tial -growth
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

noun

Very rapid growth.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

exponential growths (plural)

Phrases

growth rate

Frequently Paired Words

growth rate

Synonyms

geometric growth constant rate of growth

Questions

What does exponential growth mean?
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.

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