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logarithmic

[ law-guh-rith-mik, -rith-, log-uh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Mathematics.

pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
(of an equation) having a logarithm as one or more of its unknowns.
(of a function)
1. pertaining to the function y = log x.
2. expressible by means of logarithms.

logarithmic

/ ˌlɒɡəˈrɪðmɪk /

of, relating to, using, or containing logarithms of a number or variable
consisting of, relating to, or using points or lines whose distances from a fixed point or line are proportional to the logarithms of numbers

First recorded in 1690–1700; logarithm + -ic

Sixty seconds later the Brainchild began her long, logarithmic drop toward the surface of Eisberg.

Should logarithmic tables be withheld from him until the theoretical foundation is laid in the mind of the pupil?

Corresponding to any simple root of the denominator there is a logarithmic term in the integral.

To have done with this part of our subject, here is another property of the logarithmic spiral.

Unrelated to the appendix-lacking, corkscrew-twirling Worm, she is nevertheless familiar with the logarithmic spiral.

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