Eli5: Why are exponents so common in scientific formulas? Why is it so common that numbers in nature are multiplied by themselves?

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Eli5: Why are exponents so common in scientific formulas? Why is it so common that numbers in nature are multiplied by themselves?

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When a tree grows, it starts as a single stalk, and then splits into branches. Each branch then splits into multiple branches. In biology, things are exponential because things keep splitting.

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