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exponential growth

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

Very rapid growth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, proscribed, uncountable, usually

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: eksponent artım — growth proportional to value
  • Basque: hazkunde esponentzial — growth proportional to value
  • Catalan: creixement exponencial — growth proportional to value
  • Czech: exponenciální růst — growth proportional to value
  • Danish: eksponentiel vækst — growth proportional to value
  • Dutch: exponentiële groei — growth proportional to value
  • Estonian: eksponentsiaalne kasvamine — growth proportional to value
  • Finnish: eksponentiaalinen kasvu — growth proportional to value
  • French: croissance exponentielle — growth proportional to value
  • Georgian: ექსპონენციალური ზრდა (eksṗonencialuri zrda) — growth proportional to value
  • German: exponentielles Wachstum — growth proportional to value
  • Greek: εκθετική αύξηση (ekthetikí áfxisi) — growth proportional to value
  • Haitian Creole: kwasans eksponansyèl — growth proportional to value
  • Hebrew: גדילה מעריכית — growth proportional to value
  • Hungarian: exponenciális növekedés — growth proportional to value
  • Icelandic: veldisvöxtur — growth proportional to value
  • Icelandic: vísisvöxtur — growth proportional to value
  • Icelandic: veldisvísisvöxtur — growth proportional to value
  • Indonesian: pertumbuhan eksponensial — growth proportional to value
  • Interlingua: crescimento exponential — growth proportional to value
  • Italian: crescita esponenziale — growth proportional to value
  • Japanese: 指数関数的成長 — growth proportional to value
  • Malay: pertumbuhan eksponen — growth proportional to value
  • Norwegian: eksponentiell vekst — growth proportional to value
  • Persian: رشد نمایی (rošd-e namâyi) — growth proportional to value
  • Polish: wzrost wykładniczy — growth proportional to value
  • Portuguese: crescimento exponencial — growth proportional to value
  • Russian: экспоненциальный рост (eksponencialʹnyj rost) — growth proportional to value
  • Slovene: eksponentna rast — growth proportional to value
  • Spanish: crecimiento exponencial — growth proportional to value
  • Turkish: üstel büyüme — growth proportional to value
  • Ukrainian: експонентне зростання (eksponentne zrostannja) — growth proportional to value
  • Vietnamese: tăng trưởng theo cấp số nhân — growth proportional to value