growth, definition: the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase. If something grows from 1 to 2 it doubled. If something grows f

growth, definition: the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase. If something grows from 1 to 2 it doubled. If something grows from 100 to 101 its growth was 1%. In absolute terms it's the same amount. So you got it backwards.