See Also: logarithmic(dictionary)
logarithmic phase(medicine)

logarithmic (iou)



logarithmic adjective. L17.
[from LOGARITHM + -IC.]
Math. Of or pertaining to logarithms; involving or employing logarithms; expressed by or as a logarithm; exponential.
logarithmic amplifier: that produces an output in logarithmic proportion to the input. logarithmic cosine the logarithm of a cosine. logarithmic curve: which forms a straight line when plotted against a logarithmic scale; an exponential curve. logarithmic decrement: see DECREMENT 3c. logarithmic scale: along which distances are proportional to the logarithms of the marked indices. logarithmic sine the logarithm of a sine. logarithmic spiral = EQUIANGULAR spiral. logarithmic tangent the logarithm of a tangent.
logarithmical adjective M17.
logarithmically adverb by the use of logarithms; in logarithmic proportions: M18.