log-log

[ lawg-lawg, log-log ]

noun

1. the logarithm of a logarithm.

adjective

1. of or relating to a device, graph, etc., using log-logs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of log-log¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Log-log plot of hippocampal volume versus total brain volume, for 375 species of mammals from a wide variety of groups.

From Scientific American

The graph shown is on a log-log scale, so a technology at the top of the graph is 10 times cheaper when it comes to delivering power to the grid than a technology on the horizontal line, and a technology at the far right is 100 times cheaper for storing energy than a technology on the vertical line.

From Forbes

The original by von Kármán is plotted on a log-log scale and includes performance trends vs. speed.

From Scientific American