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"logarithmic function"of or relating to or using logarithms
Definition that contains logarithmic
- b a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
- bel a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
- db a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
- decibel a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
- logarithmically in a logarithmic manner
- moment magnitude scale a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake
- richter scale a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations