Malthus equation

The Malthus equation is one of the simplest equations for describing population dynamics and goes back to the British economist Thomas Robert Malthus .

The equation has the form:

{\ displaystyle P (t + 1) = q \, P (t)}

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in which

${\ displaystyle P (t)}$ describes the population size at a point in time and ${\ displaystyle t}$
${\ displaystyle q}$ a growth rate represents

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