plural of growth

An increase in size, number, value, or strength. / (economics) Ellipsis of economic growth. / An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.

Having the capacity to grow. / Causing growth.

(economics) The opposite of economic growth; economic decline.

(mathematics) The growth in the value of a quantity, in which the rate of growth is proportional to the instantaneous value of the quantity; for example, when the value has doubled, the rate of increase will also have doubled. The rate may be positive or negative.

(economics) The growth of the economic output of a country.

(business) The business expansion through increasing output and sales as opposed to mergers, acquisitions and takeovers.

plural of growth medium

A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland in many animals including humans, that promotes growth and regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids.

Any of the concentric rings formed in the trunk of a tree by the annual growth of wood