growingfunction
nounUK /ˈɡrəʊɪŋ ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /ˈɡroʊɪŋ ˈfʌŋkʃən/
A growing function is a math rule where the answer gets bigger when the input gets bigger.
The number of seeds a plant makes is a growing function of how much sunlight it gets.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A function whose output never decreases as its input increases.
A strictly growing function always gives a larger output for a larger input.
3. In everyday use, any process or feature that expands as time passes.
The town's popularity is a growing function of its new train station.
4. A mathematical relationship used to model steady growth in science and economics.
Scientists used a growing function to predict how the bacteria colony would expand.