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what theory of life of which the exponential function is applied?

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Hi, Betsy,

If a population grows at a rate proportional to the number of individuals, then the population at time 't' will be an exponential function like:

N = N0 exp( k t ), where:

N is the population at any given time.
N0 is the population at time zero.
k is the constant of proportionality.  

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