Exponential growth is staggering when it takes over. In a nutshell, what is exponential growth? BJ Exponential growth is a classic pattern in which numbers stay small initially, but then you end up with very large numbers very quickly. Two rabbits breed four rabbits and four rabbits breed eight rabbits and eight rabbits breed 16 rabbits, and if they’re breeding every six or seven days, very soon you have a lot of rabbits. But the same exponential effect is equally powerful with mitigation efforts — staying home now, for example.

Source: New York Times March 13, 2020 19:22 UTC