You seem to confuse mathematical exponentiation with the common use of the word: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/exponential https://www.dictionary.com/browse

You seem to confuse mathematical exponentiation with the common use of the word: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/exponential https://www.dictionary.com/browse/exponential On a side note, I doubt that you would ever find a growth rate in business or economy that truly followed a mathematical function.