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Continuous Growth and Decay

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The continuous growth formula uses e as the base: A = Pe^(rt), the limit of compounding run at every instant.

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1000 at 6% continuous for 10 years: A = 1000e⁰·⁶ ≈ 1822.12 — a few dollars past the monthly compounder's 1819.40, with nothing left to squeeze.

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