When people say a quantity like $x is exponentially increasing, they generally mean it's going as $x(1 + k)^t for some k, not as ($x)^t. (And remember, any non

When people say a quantity like $x is exponentially increasing, they generally mean it's going as $x(1 + k)^t for some k, not as ($x)^t. (And remember, any non-unitless quantity will be 1 in some units, nothing special about $1).