A general term which refers to an increase (or decrease in the case of the oxymoron "negative growth") in a given quantity.
Growth
See also
Exponential Growth, Law of Growth, Life Expectancy, Population GrowthExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Growth." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Growth.html