logarithmic
Americanadjective
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pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
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(of an equation) having a logarithm as one or more of its unknowns.
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(of a function)
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pertaining to the function y = log x.
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expressible by means of logarithms.
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adjective
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of, relating to, using, or containing logarithms of a number or variable
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consisting of, relating to, or using points or lines whose distances from a fixed point or line are proportional to the logarithms of numbers
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Logarithmic functions can help rescale large quantities and are particularly helpful for rewriting complicated expressions.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
Formulas for derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions developed in Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions lead directly to integration formulas involving inverse trigonometric functions.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
Logarithmic regression is used to model situations where growth or decay accelerates rapidly at first and then slows over time.
From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015
Logarithmic equations can be written in an equivalent exponential form, using the definition of a logarithm.
From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015
Tables from Nautical Almanack and book of Logarithmic Tables, 1 lb.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir
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