单词	logarithmic scale
释义	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 Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Using a logarithmic scale, the Sun, Mercury, and Mars are all within the same area. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 26 Aug. 2022 Sound pressure measurements are on a logarithmic scale, meaning that a small numerical increase in the data represents a substantial noticeable difference in the real world. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 18 May 2022 The right panel, using a logarithmic scale shows earthquake numbers at both locations are rising exponentially at the same rate of increase. Ian Palmer, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021 Two decibels may not seem like much, but sound pressure is a logarithmic scale. K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 26 June 2021 Note that the above graph has a logarithmic scale, in this case, each dash is 10 times higher than the one below it. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2020 The mathematics of virology reside on a logarithmic scale. Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2020 The data look very different when plotted on what is called a logarithmic scale. Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020 Here’s that same chart on a logarithmic scale, where every vertical step is 10-times greater in value than the vertical step below it. Max De Haldevang, Quartz, 11 Jan. 2020 See More Word History First Known Use 1740, in the meaning defined above
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