semilogarithmic

[ sem-ee-law-guh-rith-mik, -rith-, -log-uh-, sem-ahy- ]

adjective

, Mathematics.

1. (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of semilogarithmic¹

First recorded in 1915–20; semi- + logarithmic

Example Sentences

Both are plotted using a semilogarithmic format so that steady growth will appear as a straight line.

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