logarithmic

[ law-guh-rith-mik, -rith-, log-uh- ]

adjective

, Mathematics.

1. pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
2. (of an equation) having a logarithm as one or more of its unknowns.
3. (of a function)
   1. pertaining to the function y = log x.
   2. expressible by means of logarithms.

logarithmic

/ ˌlɒɡəˈrɪðmɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, using, or containing logarithms of a number or variable
2. consisting of, relating to, or using points or lines whose distances from a fixed point or line are proportional to the logarithms of numbers

Derived Forms

• ˌlogaˈrithmically, adverb

Other Words From

• loga·rithmi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of logarithmic¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; logarithm + -ic

Example Sentences

“If you get sick, the amount of waste you create is exponentially larger—I mean, it’s logarithmic in terms of single-use products,” he explains.

From Popular-Science

Even when a higher price means better sound, the performance-to-price correlation is often a logarithmic curve, rather than linear.

From Popular-Science

The amplitudes for power spectra are usually plotted in logarithmic coordinates because of the wide range in their values.

From Quanta Magazine

This scale is logarithmic, so there is a 10-fold difference in strength between each number.

From Science News For Students

Sixty seconds later the Brainchild began her long, logarithmic drop toward the surface of Eisberg.

From Project Gutenberg

Should logarithmic tables be withheld from him until the theoretical foundation is laid in the mind of the pupil?

From Project Gutenberg

Corresponding to any simple root of the denominator there is a logarithmic term in the integral.

From Project Gutenberg

To have done with this part of our subject, here is another property of the logarithmic spiral.

From Project Gutenberg

Unrelated to the appendix-lacking, corkscrew-twirling Worm, she is nevertheless familiar with the logarithmic spiral.

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