Exponential Return (Noun)
Meaning
A decrease that follows an exponential function.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- A decrease in the population of endangered species often follows an exponential return, leading to their rapid extinction.
- During an economic downturn, some companies experience an exponential return on their losses, making recovery more challenging.
- The spread of misinformation on social media can have an exponential return in causing widespread panic among the public.
- Research showed that environmental damage has an exponential return in terms of long-term ecological harm.
- Some critics argue that deep-sea mining has an exponential return in pollution because of the increasingly cumulative impact on marine ecosystems.