logarithmic

log·a·rithm

 (lô′gə-rĭth′əm, lŏg′ə-)

n. Mathematics

The power to which a base, such as 10, must be raised to produce a given number. If n^x = a, the logarithm of a, with n as the base, is x; symbolically, log_n a = x. For example, 10³ = 1,000; therefore, log₁₀ 1,000 = 3. The kinds most often used are the common logarithm (base 10), the natural logarithm (base e), and the binary logarithm (base 2).

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[New Latin logarithmus : Greek logos, reason, proportion; see leg- in Indo-European roots + Greek arithmos, number; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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log′a·rith′mic (-rĭth′mĭk), log′a·rith′mi·cal (-mĭ-kəl) adj.

log′a·rith′mi·cal·ly adv.

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logarithmic

(ˌlɒɡəˈrɪðmɪk) or

logarithmical

adj

1. (Mathematics) of, relating to, using, or containing logarithms of a number or variable

2. (Mathematics) consisting of, relating to, or using points or lines whose distances from a fixed point or line are proportional to the logarithms of numbers

Abbreviation: log

ˌlogaˈrithmically adv

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log•a•rith•mic

(ˌlɔ gəˈrɪð mɪk, ˌlɒg ə-)

also log`a•rith′mi•cal,

adj.

1. pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.

2. (of an equation) having a logarithm as one or more of its unknowns.

3. (of a function)

a. pertaining to the function y= log x.

b. expressible by means of logarithms.

[1690–1700]

log`a•rith′mi•cal•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

logarithmic - of or relating to or using logarithms; "logarithmic function"

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Translations

logaritmico

logaritmisk

logarithmic

adj → logarithmisch

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