Exponential curves start slowly , then rocket skyward toward infinity .

指数曲线先是缓慢开始，然后如同火箭直冲云霄般的趋于无穷。

The spread is exponential , they say .

他们说，这种蔓延是指数级的。

The exponential growth of the internet makes its users ever more vulnerable .

互联网的指数式增长使其用户越发容易受到伤害。

A less than one rate of exponential growth inevitably leads to an s-curve of stagnation .

低于一倍速的指数增长不可避免地形成了一条停滞s曲线。

Obviously if you extrapolate an exponential function it can go a lot further .

当然如果你推算一个指数函数的话，问题也许更为严重。