3 ms·To be even more of an utter pedant, quadratic growth is exponential growth, where the exponent is 2.by enko 15y agoTo be even more of an utter pedant, quadratic growth is exponential growth, where the exponent is 2.stevetjoa 15y agoQuadratic growth is f(n) = n^2. Exponential growth is f(n) = e^n, or 2^n, or 10^n, for example.rbonvall 15y agoIf the exponent isn't growing, it is not exponential growth.