curve

When you look at the curve of the exponential growth of computer power, it's quite remarkable.

3D printing makes curves, textures and ornaments practical at scale.

If you wanted to describe what the whole curve is telling you, it's how fast the population is growing, or the growth rate.

The culture shock curve with happiness on one axis, and months in a foreign country on another; shows that, on average, the honeymoon period lasts for around 2 months.