Applies to any rate of growth which is larger than some expected rate of growth.
In common usage, however, only a small sample size is available, and exponential applies to sufficiently large positive rate of growth.
In mathematical terms, exponential growth is "superlinear"
In common usage, however, only a small sample size is available, and exponential applies to sufficiently large positive rate of growth.
In mathematical terms, exponential growth is "superlinear"
Person 1: The number of African American presidents in the US is growing exponentially.
Person 2: That's right!
Person 1: The ant population in my kitchen seems to double every week.
Person 2: Oh... well at least it's not growing exponentially
Person 3: x log x grows exponentially.
Person 2: That's right!
Person 1: The ant population in my kitchen seems to double every week.
Person 2: Oh... well at least it's not growing exponentially
Person 3: x log x grows exponentially.
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the fact of life where all work for any given task that would equal 90% is done again to reach the 100% goal, thereby having an exponential effect. This case is not always a 90/10 degree and can deviate either way to some degree. In terms of college, this can lead to battle of whether to spend the enormous amount of time working for that perfect score, or catching up on not so needed sleep. For most students, the answer is almost immediately obvious.
By following the natural law of exponentiality, I decided to not put in the extra book of research for my last essay on "Theories behind Moore's Law" for my Professor....I got a B+.
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After an apocalypse day (2000, 2012, ect) believing that the next apocalypse must happen soon because for some reason it didn't happen on the day everyone thought it would.
After an apocalypse day (2000, 2012, ect) believing that the next apocalypse must happen soon because for some reason it didn't happen on the day everyone thought it would.
Example of an Exponential Apocalypse:
1999: DUDE! the worlds gonna end in 2000! all the equipment will fail and the nukes will launch and the planes will fall out of the sky!!!
2001: oh... well, DUDE! the worlds gonna end in 2012! The mayans said so.
2013: oh... well, DUDE! the worlds gonna end in 2016! Its the day of armegedan
2017: AHHH! now the worlds gonna end this month!
Feb: AHHH now its gonna end tomorrow...
...and so on and so forth
1999: DUDE! the worlds gonna end in 2000! all the equipment will fail and the nukes will launch and the planes will fall out of the sky!!!
2001: oh... well, DUDE! the worlds gonna end in 2012! The mayans said so.
2013: oh... well, DUDE! the worlds gonna end in 2016! Its the day of armegedan
2017: AHHH! now the worlds gonna end this month!
Feb: AHHH now its gonna end tomorrow...
...and so on and so forth
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