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A '''geometric rate''' of growth is one that increases by multiplicative fact each time period, as in doubling per century in the case of [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words|Best New Conservative Words]].
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A '''geometric rate''' of growth occurs when a series increases in proportion to its current value, as in doubling per century in the case of [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words|Best New Conservative Words]]. Symbolically, this could be written as <br /><br />
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<math>Conservative Words Today = Original Conservative Words\times 2^{\frac{time}{100 years}}</math><br /><br />
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where <math>time</math> is the amount of time since the <math>Original Conservative Words</math> were counted (perhaps the year 1600 as described in the above article).
 
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