Of course.rainbow wrote:It depends on whether one is computing hypergeometric functions using a Fourier Transform of the generalized logistic growth curve.Brian Peacock wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:26 pmIs that in absolute terms or normalised?rainbow wrote:Not exponential but a sigmoidal growth curve.Brian Peacock wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 9:32 amThe rate of growth in the number of computer chips being produced is set to exceed the total energy capacity of the world by 2045.
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Brian Peacock wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 1:24 pmOf course.rainbow wrote:It depends on whether one is computing hypergeometric functions using a Fourier Transform of the generalized logistic growth curve.Brian Peacock wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:26 pmIs that in absolute terms or normalised?rainbow wrote:Not exponential but a sigmoidal growth curve.Brian Peacock wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 9:32 amThe rate of growth in the number of computer chips being produced is set to exceed the total energy capacity of the world by 2045.
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Naturally the illustrated y-axis could refer to computer chips, or to covid cases, or people misusing the term "exponential".
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Let's just call it the why axis...
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...because ze zee goes into anozzer dimention, ja?
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And carnivorous, they think, not like the humble little detritus feeders of today...Faithfree wrote: ↑Sat Dec 25, 2021 1:12 pmMillipedes - no longer false advertising.
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surely you mean it the other way around...
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