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Originally Posted by dvarapala
Offhand it seems like Doug Junior has a better grasp of the concept than you do:
Notice they specifically mention viral infections as being examples of exponential growth. Also notice that there is nothing in there about a "constant percentage."  |
Who is "they"?
Also this:
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Exponential growth is a specific way that a quantity may increase over time. It occurs when the instantaneous rate of change (that is, the derivative) of a quantity with respect to time is proportional to the quantity itself.
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Sure sounds like a constant percentage growth to me.
So, do you think the rate of increase in US Coronavirus infections is exponential?