logarithmic scale
noun
: a scale on which the actual distance of a point from the scale's zero is proportional to the logarithm of the corresponding scale number rather than to the number itself compare arithmetic scale
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Jeremy Reimer, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2024
Because decibels are measured on a logarithmic scale, that’s a halving of sound energy, easily noticeable by the human ear.
—Joanne Silberner, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Graphed out using a logarithmic scale, this information showed up as a downward 45 degree slope, or a minus one slope.
—Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
This scale conveys magnitude on a base-10 logarithmic scale, which is a fancy way of saying that each order of magnitude represents a 10-times increase in intensity from the last one.
—Sven Karabegovic, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
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Jeremy Reimer, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2024
Because decibels are measured on a logarithmic scale, that’s a halving of sound energy, easily noticeable by the human ear.
—Joanne Silberner, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Graphed out using a logarithmic scale, this information showed up as a downward 45 degree slope, or a minus one slope.
—Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
This scale conveys magnitude on a base-10 logarithmic scale, which is a fancy way of saying that each order of magnitude represents a 10-times increase in intensity from the last one.
—Sven Karabegovic, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
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