Example Sentences

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Magnitudes on the Richter scale are measured logarithmically, with each whole number increase representing ten times more in measured amplitude.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

“Noise grows logarithmically with speed,” she says, “so slowing automobiles—whether electric or otherwise—is very important.”

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2021

Since entropy increases logarithmically with the number of microstates, the most probable distribution is therefore the one of greatest entropy.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

We hear pitch logarithmically, and an octave corresponds to a frequency ratio of 2 : 1.

From Scientific American • Feb. 24, 2018

As the intensity of the gravitational field decreased, the velocity of the ship increased—not linearly, but logarithmically.

From Unwise Child by Garrett, Randall