Maybe they’re using “exponential” metaphorically to mean “a lot”. But if they’re using “exponential” literally, then maybe the exponent is 1.03.
Re:Kagi: A Premium Search Engine
by skinkestek on Saturday January 08, 2022 @10:51AM
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Look at the graphs.
To me it looks literally exponential until half a year ago.
Re:Kagi: A Premium Search Engine
by skinkestek on Sunday January 09, 2022 @07:02AM
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or look here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29852783
Seems I'm not alone in thinking it has been almost exponential for a good while and until recently.
Google gets the total of DDG's lifetime searches (over a decade's worth) in about half a week. "Exponential growth" is overselling it.