Misused terms Memes

The look of pure mathematical betrayal! Everyone's heard some journalist or executive dramatically claim something is "increasing exponentially" when it's just... going up in a straight line. Real mathematicians watching this linguistic crime unfold be like 👀 For those who slept through calculus: exponential growth means values multiply by a constant factor over equal time intervals (like 2, 4, 8, 16...) creating that dramatic hockey stick curve. Linear growth just adds the same amount each time (like 2, 4, 6, 8...). The difference? One breaks calculators, the other... doesn't. Next time someone misuses "exponential," feel free to make this exact face. It's mathematically justified.