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logarithmic

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




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The researchers discovered that the mathematical framework at the heart of Ramanujan's pi formulas also appears in the equations underlying these logarithmic conformal field theories.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

The moment magnitude scale is logarithmic — that is, each whole number of magnitude represents about a 30-fold increase in energy released.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024

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The scale’s objective, base-10 logarithmic system caught on, and although it’s been superseded, people still attach his name to the scale.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

“If we had logarithmic tables of all the trigometric functions, you could work any problem in navigation with nothing but addition and subtraction.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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