As far as I understand, verbs enable/permit/allow are almost exclusively used in phrases like "permit somebody to do sth". Is the use "permit (etc.) doing sth" also acceptable? In my own language (Polish) the "somebody" part is only used if it _really_ matters. This gives me problems translating...
But even then, exponential growth could be either extremely slow at first, gradually becoming faster and faster, until the bend in the curve is reached and the growth becomes extremely rapid extremely quickly. Curve one. Alternatively, exponential growth could be extremely rapid at first, gradually becoming slower and slower. Curve two.
"Explosively" is a metaphor for sudden increase. Exponential growth has a sharper definition, e.g. The number of infections is doubling every month. An explosion could be a short spurt; the get equivalence, one might say, "a continuing explosion of cases."
Climate Fresk encourages the rapid and widespread spread of an understanding of climate issues. The efficiency of the teaching tool, the collaborative experience and the user licence have contributed to the exponential growth of Climate Fresk.
But the solo ngram for "bunch of crock" shows its growth since inception to be exponential. The grammatically correct phrase, given the definition of crock as an earthenware container, would be "bunch of crocks," no?
You wouldn't say, "the individual malignant cells that make up the tumor are multiplying and growing at an exponential rate" (at least if you're trying to be concise). You'd just say "the tumor is getting bigger." We treat a tumor as a singular collective, even though the word "tumor" is exactly that—a collective noun.
Well, around here, most people are almost illiterate regarding the exponential notation of numbers, so not many (really very few) would understand your 340x10 36, although I think that many more would understand "340 sixtillones".
Hello! I know for sure the difference between "to be quick to do something" and "to do something quickly". I would like to know the difference between "to be slow to do something" and "to do something slowly" or there's no difference at all. I would be glad to receive your answers.
