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logarithmic

[law-guh-rith-mik, -rith-, log-uh-] / ˌlɔ gəˈrɪð mɪk, -ˈrɪθ-, ˌlɒg ə- /




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Their investigation led them to a broad family of theories known as conformal field theories, and more specifically to logarithmic conformal field theories.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 16, 2025

While this was 0.3 magnitude greater than in 2011, that’s a twofold difference under the Richter scale, which is logarithmic.

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

The scale for brightness is reverse logarithmic, which means the brighter an object is, the lower its magnitude number.

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2023

The scale’s objective, base-10 logarithmic system caught on, and although it’s been superseded, people still attach his name to the scale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

The virtue of such a coarse logarithmic safety scale is that it provides us, and particularly the media, with an order-of-magnitude estimate of the risks associated with various activities, illnesses, and procedures.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos


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