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		dekhn on May 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What You Shouldn't Know About Quantum Computers What is the right term for "the ratio scales as a power, rather than linearly"?

sebzim4500 on May 28, 2024 [–]

(super-linear) polynomial

aeonik on May 28, 2024 | [–]

For GP: You can be more specific too with quadratic, cubic, etc...

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