exponential growth

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.

Similar
geometric growthconstant rate of growth
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Meanings

nounexponential growth (usually uncountable, plural exponential growths)

plural exponential growths

  1. uncountableusuallymathematicsThe 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.
  2. broadlyproscribeduncountableusuallyVery rapid growth.

    Synonyms: geometric growth, constant rate of growth

Synonyms & antonyms

nounVery rapid growth.

Similar
geometric growthconstant rate of growth
Also see
geometric growth

Translations

Basque hazkunde esponentzial
  • hazkunde esponentzialgrowth proportional to value
Catalan creixement exponencial
  • creixement exponencialgrowth proportional to value
Czech exponenciální růst
  • exponenciální růstgrowth proportional to value
Danish eksponentiel vækst
  • eksponentiel vækstgrowth proportional to value
Dutch exponentiële groei
  • exponentiële groeigrowth proportional to value
Estonian eksponentsiaalne kasvamine
  • eksponentsiaalne kasvaminegrowth proportional to value
Finnish eksponentiaalinen kasvu
  • eksponentiaalinen kasvugrowth proportional to value
French croissance exponentielle
  • croissance exponentiellegrowth proportional to value
German exponentielles Wachstum
  • exponentielles Wachstumgrowth proportional to value
Greek εκθετική αύξηση
  • εκθετική αύξηση (ekthetikí áfxisi)growth proportional to value
Hebrew גדילה מעריכית
  • גדילה מעריכיתgrowth proportional to value
Hungarian exponenciális növekedés
  • exponenciális növekedésgrowth proportional to value
Icelandic veldisvöxtur, vísisvöxtur
  • veldisvöxturgrowth proportional to value
  • vísisvöxturgrowth proportional to value
  • veldisvísisvöxturgrowth proportional to value
Indonesian pertumbuhan eksponensial
  • pertumbuhan eksponensialgrowth proportional to value
Italian crescita esponenziale
  • crescita esponenzialegrowth proportional to value
Japanese 指数関数的成長
  • 指数関数的成長growth proportional to value
Malay pertumbuhan eksponen
  • pertumbuhan eksponengrowth proportional to value
Norwegian eksponentiell vekst
  • eksponentiell vekstgrowth proportional to value
Persian رشد نمایی
  • رشد نمایی (rošd-e namâyi)growth proportional to value
Polish wzrost wykładniczy
  • wzrost wykładniczygrowth proportional to value
Portuguese crescimento exponencial
  • crescimento exponencialgrowth proportional to value
Russian экспоненциальный рост
  • экспоненциальный рост (eksponencialʹnyj rost)growth proportional to value
Spanish crecimiento exponencial
  • crecimiento exponencialgrowth proportional to value
Turkish üstel büyüme
  • üstel büyümegrowth proportional to value
Ukrainian експонентне зростання
  • експонентне зростання (eksponentne zrostannja)growth proportional to value
Vietnamese tăng trưởng theo cấp số nhân
  • tăng trưởng theo cấp số nhângrowth proportional to value
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