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/lˌɑgərˈɪðmɪk/ Listen

adjective

Logarithmical, Logarithmic adj.

Of or pertaining to logarithms; consisting of logarithms.

Using logarithms; as, logarithmic graph paper; a logarithmic scale.

Having a logarithm in one or more of the unknowns; of an equation.

Logarithmic curve (Math.), a curve which, referred to a system of rectangular coordinate axes, is such that the ordinate of any point will be the logarithm of its abscissa.

Logarithmic spiral, a spiral curve such that radii drawn from its pole or eye at equal angles with each other are in continual proportion. See Spiral.

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Etymology of 'Logarithmic'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... safety, while most of them could be at least temporarily patched-up in a few hours; also, very luckily, all the navigating instruments, the chronometer, my sextant, the nautical almanac, and my book of logarithmic and other tables had almost ...

— Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun - A Story of the Russo-Japanese War • Harry Collingwood