logarithmic scale
noun
: a scale on which the actual distance of a point from the scale's zero is proportional to the logarithm of the corresponding scale number rather than to the number itself compare arithmetic scale
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Note that the chart below depicts S & P earnings on a logarithmic scale —S & P earnings have grown by more than ninefold since January 1991.
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
Jeremy Reimer Messaging users over time, logarithmic scale.
—Jeremy Reimer, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2024
Because decibels are measured on a logarithmic scale, that’s a halving of sound energy, easily noticeable by the human ear.
—Joanne Silberner, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Graphed out using a logarithmic scale, this information showed up as a downward 45 degree slope, or a minus one slope.
—Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
Jeremy Reimer Messaging users over time, logarithmic scale.
—Jeremy Reimer, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2024
Because decibels are measured on a logarithmic scale, that’s a halving of sound energy, easily noticeable by the human ear.
—Joanne Silberner, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Graphed out using a logarithmic scale, this information showed up as a downward 45 degree slope, or a minus one slope.
—Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
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“Logarithmic scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logarithmic%20scale. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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