S sre New member Joined Dec 9, 2022 Messages 1 Dec 9, 2022 #1 Why is exponential growth is thought to be faster growth than say powers of 3 when e is only 2.718...
Why is exponential growth is thought to be faster growth than say powers of 3 when e is only 2.718...
stapel Super Moderator Staff member Joined Feb 4, 2004 Messages 16,550 Dec 22, 2022 #2 I'm not sure what you mean by "powers of 3"? Are you referring to cubes?
Dr.Peterson Elite Member Joined Nov 12, 2017 Messages 16,863 Dec 22, 2022 #3 sre said: Why is exponential growth is thought to be faster growth than say powers of 3 when e is only 2.718... Click to expand... 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.
sre said: Why is exponential growth is thought to be faster growth than say powers of 3 when e is only 2.718... Click to expand... 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.
