self-ac·cel·e·rat·ing
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Definition of self-accelerating
: accelerating by oneself or itself especially as a result of previous acceleration
… the tipping point where revitalization feeds on itself, becoming self-sustaining, even self-accelerating.— Storm Cunningham
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“Self-accelerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-accelerating. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of self-accelerating was in 1859
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