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semilogarithmic

American  
[sem-ee-law-guh-rith-mik, -rith-, -log-uh-, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˌlɔ gəˈrɪð mɪk, -ˈrɪθ-, -ˌlɒg ə-, ˌsɛm aɪ- /
Often semilog

adjective

Mathematics.

  1. (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.

Etymology

Origin of semilogarithmic

First recorded in 1915–20; semi- + logarithmic

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Both are plotted using a semilogarithmic format so that steady growth will appear as a straight line.

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