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Exact doubling time for an interest rate

Description

For periodic compounding, the exact doubling time for an interest rate of r per period is a logarithmic formula, that can be used if we want to know the number of periods it takes for the initial value to rise by 100%.

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Variables

TExact doubling time ( number of periods required) (dimensionless)
rInterest rate( i per period) (dimensionless)