logarithmic

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Though the quake in 2010 measured 7.0, the Richter scale is logarithmic, meaning that Saturday’s earthquake released twice as much energy as the previous one.

From Reuters

He wondered what genetic modification lurked behind cauliflower’s nested spirals and the logarithmic chartreuse fractals of Romanesco, a cauliflower cultivar that could almost be mistaken for a crystal.

From New York Times

It covers linear equations, functions, exponential and logarithmic expressions and other topics.

From Washington Post

But by tracking and analyzing the mileage, they noticed that a sheet never stopped forming creases, although it did so at a logarithmic rate, adding fewer creases with each recrumpling.

From New York Times

In other words, the virus' logarithmic spread works both ways: possible exponential growth but also possible exponential reduction.

From Salon