adverb
- in a manner relating to or involving logarithms; at a rate that follows a logarithmic scale or function
Usage: mathematical; technical
Examples
- The data was plotted logarithmically to better show the relationship.
- Computer processing power has grown logarithmically over the past decade.
- The earthquake intensity scale increases logarithmically.
- Sound levels are measured logarithmically in decibels.
- The algorithm’s performance improves logarithmically with input size.
- Population growth slowed and began increasing logarithmically rather than exponentially.