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exponential growth |
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exponential growthExtremely fast growth. On a chart, the line curves up rather than being straight. Contrast with linear. exponential growth [‚ek·spə′nen·chəl ′grōth] (microbiology) The period of bacterial growth during which cells divide at a constant rate. Also known as logarithmic growth. (science and technology) The increase of a quantityxwith timetaccording to the equationx=Kat, whereKandaare constants,ais greater than 1, andKis greater than 0. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| As result of the unprecedented exponential rate of devices with less than 100V ESD sensitivities (1-2), the now constantly changing and tightening of a facility's ESD controls makes for interesting challenges with regard to operator discipline to the new controls and procedures. People have been created from the four sacred elements--earth, air, fire and water--which we in the West have been polluting, abusing and destroying at an exponential rate for centuries. But business phones and cell phones, whose numbers are growing at an exponential rate, would have no such cap. |
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