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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Graphed out using a logarithmic scale, this information showed up as a downward 45 degree slope, or a minus one slope.
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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
Colors indicate, in logarithmic scale, from dark to bright, the spots more likely to be occupied by drivers on that trip.
—Marta González, Mit; Antonio Lima, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2016
But the February 6 earthquake was a 7.8—about four times bigger on the logarithmic scale of earthquake magnitudes.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 22 Feb. 2023
Earthquake magnitudes at this size are measured in the logarithmic scale: moment magnitude.
—Daniel Wolfe, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
Although today's quake technically satisfies that prediction, the logarithmic scale used for measuring the power of earthquakes means that a magnitude-8.9 earthquake releases well over 100 times more energy than does a magnitude-7.5 quake.
—Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2011
This experimental setup approximates quakes of magnitudes 4 through 8, which is quite a range, since earthquakes are measured on a logarithmic scale.
—Ashley P. Taylor, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2012
Using a logarithmic scale, the Sun, Mercury, and Mars are all within the same area.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 26 Aug. 2022
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
Colors indicate, in logarithmic scale, from dark to bright, the spots more likely to be occupied by drivers on that trip.
—Marta González, Mit; Antonio Lima, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2016
But the February 6 earthquake was a 7.8—about four times bigger on the logarithmic scale of earthquake magnitudes.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 22 Feb. 2023
Earthquake magnitudes at this size are measured in the logarithmic scale: moment magnitude.
—Daniel Wolfe, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
Although today's quake technically satisfies that prediction, the logarithmic scale used for measuring the power of earthquakes means that a magnitude-8.9 earthquake releases well over 100 times more energy than does a magnitude-7.5 quake.
—Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2011
This experimental setup approximates quakes of magnitudes 4 through 8, which is quite a range, since earthquakes are measured on a logarithmic scale.
—Ashley P. Taylor, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2012
Using a logarithmic scale, the Sun, Mercury, and Mars are all within the same area.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 26 Aug. 2022
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