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What is the difference between relative and absolute growth rate? Explain with example please.

What is the difference between relative and absolute growth rate? Explain with example please.

Grade:12th pass

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Arun
25750 Points
6 years ago
Dear Vaishali
The measurement and comparison of total growth per unit time is called as Absolute growth rate.

The growth of the given system per unit time expressed on a common basis is called as Relative growth rate.

For example:

Two leaves X and Y having different sizes show exact absolute increase in the area in the given time.

But, one of them has a much higher relative growth rate.

Consider, both the leaves have grown by 5 cmin a single day

The initial size of leaf X was 5 cm2, while that of leaf Y was 40 cm2.

Though the absolute growth rates both the leaves is the same, the relative growth rate in leaf X is faster.

Regards

Arun (askIITians forum expert)

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