exponential curve

noun

1. the graph of an equation of the form y = bax , where a and b are positive constants.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exponential curve¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

Does this mean we are riding an exponential curve upward toward radical life extension and the total elimination of cancer?

From New York Times

The investigators’ statistical analysis showed an exponential curve of risk with the gene variants that suggest they drink more.

From Seattle Times

They have found that as farmers add more and more fertilizer, the resulting emissions begin to grow by disproportionate amounts, increasing on an exponential curve.

From Washington Post

But when dealing with a pandemic that spreads so fast that it creates an exponential curve of runaway devastation, economists needed to measure changes in a matter of days.

From Washington Post

The chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, said that the number of people hospitalized with the virus in Britain was doubling every seven to eight days, and that deaths would multiply, “potentially on an exponential curve.”

From New York Times