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Interest Compounded Continuously

Graph of interest accrued under differing number of compounding periods per year 

Graph of interest accrued under differing number of compounding periods per year 

Starting with a principal of $1000, interest rises exponentially. The graph shows that the more frequent the number of compounding periods the more interest is accrued and shows this visually for yearly, quarterly, monthly and continuous compounding.

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