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    A logarithmic scale (or log scale) is a method used to display numerical data that spans a broad range of values, especially when there are significant...
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  • as "Richter" magnitudes. All magnitude scales retain the logarithmic character of the original and are scaled to have roughly comparable numeric values...
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    a semi-log plot/graph or semi-logarithmic plot/graph has one axis on a logarithmic scale, the other on a linear scale. It is useful for data with exponential...
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    who also introduced the letter e as the base of natural logarithms. Logarithmic scales reduce wide-ranging quantities to smaller scopes. For example, the...
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  • Decibel (redirect from Decibel scale)
    expresses the ratio of two values of a power or root-power quantity on a logarithmic scale. Two signals whose levels differ by one decibel have a power ratio...
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  • Cents correspond to a difference in this logarithmic scale, however in the regular linear scale of frequency, adding 1 cent corresponds to multiplying...
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    One decade (symbol dec) is a unit for measuring ratios on a logarithmic scale, with one decade corresponding to a ratio of 10 between two numbers. When...
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  • Universe. Logarithmic scales are used in slide rules for multiplying or dividing numbers by adding or subtracting lengths on logarithmic scales. A line...
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    In mathematics, logarithmic growth describes a phenomenon whose size or cost can be described as a logarithm function of some input. e.g. y = C log (x)...
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  • Similar to the local magnitude/Richter scale (ML ) defined by Charles Francis Richter in 1935, it uses a logarithmic scale; small earthquakes have approximately...
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  • level) are logarithmic magnitudes of certain quantities referenced to a standard reference value of the same type. A power level is a logarithmic quantity...
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  • Logarithmic can refer to: Logarithm, a transcendental function in mathematics Logarithmic scale, the use of the logarithmic function to describe measurements...
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    PH (redirect from PH Scale)
    In chemistry, pH (/piːˈeɪtʃ/ pee-AYCH) is a logarithmic scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of aqueous solutions. Acidic solutions (solutions...
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    information in case of nuclear accidents. The scale is intended to be logarithmic, similar to the moment magnitude scale that is used to describe the comparative...
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    \log(x/y)=\log(x)-\log(y)\,.} With two logarithmic scales, the act of positioning the top scale to start at the bottom scale's label for x {\displaystyle x} corresponds...
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  • on the real numbers under the logarithm: it is the length on the logarithmic scale. In fact, it is an invariant measure with respect to multiplication...
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    derived by assuming the dataset values are uniformly distributed on a logarithmic scale. The graph to the right shows Benford's law for base 10. Although...
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    resulting in concentration curves with a logarithmic scale. A tenfold dilution for each step is called a logarithmic dilution or log-dilution, a 3.16-fold...
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    A logarithmic spiral, equiangular spiral, or growth spiral is a self-similar spiral curve that often appears in nature. The first to describe a logarithmic...
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  • obtained. Differences in order of magnitude can be measured on a base-10 logarithmic scale in "decades" (i.e., factors of ten). For example, there is one order...
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    log–log plot is a two-dimensional graph of numerical data that uses logarithmic scales on both the horizontal and vertical axes. Power functions – relationships...
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    Universe By Hubble, VLT & Spitzer Animation of the cosmic light horizon Logarithmic Maps of the Universe List of publications of the 2dF Galaxy Redshift...
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    single logarithmic scale for performing multiplication and division, but soon an improved technique was developed which involved two such scales sliding...
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  • magnitude scales represent different ways of deriving magnitude from such information as is available. All magnitude scales retain the logarithmic scale as devised...
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  • differentiation Logarithmic distribution Logarithmic form Logarithmic graph paper Logarithmic growth Logarithmic identities Logarithmic number system Logarithmic scale...
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    temperament scales are built by dividing an octave into intervals which are equal on a logarithmic scale, which results in perfectly evenly divided scales, but...
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  • Coherence (units of measurement) Hume's principle Inter-rater reliability Logarithmic scale Ramsey–Lewis method Set theory Statistical data type Transition (linguistics)...
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    which divides the octave into 12 parts, all of which are equal on a logarithmic scale, with a ratio equal to the 12th root of 2, ( 2 12 {\textstyle {\sqrt[{12}]{2}}}...
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    Apparent magnitude (category Logarithmic scales of measurement)
    The modern scale was mathematically defined to closely match this historical system by Norman Pogson in 1856. The scale is reverse logarithmic: the brighter...
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    the right. Logarithmic (or log) scales are a valid means of representing data. But when used without being clearly labeled as log scales or displayed...
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