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by connor4312 2212 days ago
Exponential refers to c^N. N^c is quadratic. Small visualization: https://www.onlinemathlearning.com/image-files/exponential-q...
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Akangka 2212 days ago
We call that polynomial, not quadratic.
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TomMarius 2212 days ago
Both is right, quadratic being subset of polynomial.
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mrits 2212 days ago
It doesn't help that most people in journalism use the phrase exponential growth to describe quadratic growth.
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