exponential growth

[sre]

Why is exponential growth is thought to be faster growth than say powers of 3 when e is only 2.718...

 

[stapel]

I'm not sure what you mean by "powers of 3"? Are you referring to cubes?

 

[Dr.Peterson]

Why is exponential growth is thought to be faster growth than say powers of 3 when e is only 2.718...

I think you mean that [imath]3^x[/imath] grows faster than [imath]e^x[/imath]. That's true. But both are examples of exponential grwth!

Please quote the source you are questioning, so we can see what they are actually saying.