logarithmic function


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

Origin of logarithmic function

1
First recorded in 1945–50

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British Dictionary definitions for logarithmic function

logarithmic function

noun
    • the mathematical function y = log x

    • a function that can be expressed in terms of this function

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