LOGARITHMIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does logarithmic mean? 

• LOGARITHMIC (adjective)
  The adjective LOGARITHMIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or using logarithms

  Familiarity information: LOGARITHMIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOGARITHMIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or using logarithms

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

logarithmic function

Pertainym:

logarithm (the exponent required to produce a given number)

Derivation:

logarithm (the exponent required to produce a given number)

 Context examples 

The base 10 logarithmic value of argument X.

(Log10, NCI Thesaurus)

The total relative probability, expressed on a logarithmic scale, that a linkage relationship exists among selected loci.

(LOD Score, NCI Thesaurus)

A logarithmic scheme for reporting the quantitation of Mycobacterium infection.

(CDC Mycobacterium Quantitation Scheme, NCI Thesaurus)

A logarithmic ratio unit (base-10 logarithms) used to express relative magnitude of a physical quantity (usually power or intensity) in comparison with a specified or implied reference level.

(Bel, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of optical density expressed as the absorbance of light transmitted through the medium on the logarithmic scale.

(Absorbance Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

LOD is an acronym for "logarithmic odds." (From MSH 2001)

(LOD Score, NCI Thesaurus)