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		Scarblac 61 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rare black iceberg spotted off Labrador coast coul... It's two numbers. It's a constant increase, you can fit a line between them, but also a degree 10 polynomial or an exponential curve. Yes, it just means "a lot".

burnt-resistor 61 days ago | [–]

High variance/confidence interval. Probably needs some C14 / O18 dating to narrow it down by field researchers gathering samples rather than us speculating from afar.

escapecharacter 61 days ago | [–]

I agree, you can also say exponential if there's 4 or more numbers.

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