logistic curve
noun
: an S-shaped curve that represents an exponential function and is used in mathematical models of growth processes
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However, its exponential growth has been regulated into a logistic curve with growth now a limp asymptotic.
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Clem Chambers, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The logistic curve fitted on a five-year average of these numbers is still in its very early stages, which makes the pattern so far indistinguishable from the exponential pattern mentioned earlier.
—Theodore Modis, Scientific American, 28 Aug. 2023
The idea here is simple; the rate of conversion is proportional to the number of converts, and the result is a logistic curve over time.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2012
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Clem Chambers, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The logistic curve fitted on a five-year average of these numbers is still in its very early stages, which makes the pattern so far indistinguishable from the exponential pattern mentioned earlier.
—Theodore Modis, Scientific American, 28 Aug. 2023
The idea here is simple; the rate of conversion is proportional to the number of converts, and the result is a logistic curve over time.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2012
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“Logistic curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logistic%20curve. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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