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logarithmic function

American  

noun

Mathematics.
  1. a function defined by y = log bx, especially when the base, b, is equal to e, the base of natural logarithms.


logarithmic function British  

noun

    1. the mathematical function y = log x

    2. a function that can be expressed in terms of this function

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of logarithmic function

First recorded in 1945–50

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No. A horizontal asymptote would suggest a limit on the range, and the range of any logarithmic function in general form is all real numbers.

From Textbooks Dec. 21, 2021

We know exponential functions and logarithmic function are very interrelated.

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

The most commonly used logarithmic function is the function loge.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

Figure 4.74 A power function grows at a faster rate than a logarithmic function.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

The current through this ball coherer is, therefore, a logarithmic function of the potential difference between its ends, of the form and exhibits no discontinuity.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming

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