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logarithmic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌlɒɡəˈɹɪðmɪk/
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  • CMU ARPABET: L AA2 G ER0 IH1 DH M IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to logarithms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or using logarithms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • logarithmic function

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English logarithm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English logarithmic From logarithm + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: logarítmic — relating to logarithms
  • Czech: logaritmický — relating to logarithms
  • Dutch: logaritmisch — relating to logarithms
  • Finnish: logaritminen — relating to logarithms
  • French: logarithmique — relating to logarithms
  • Galician: logarítmico — relating to logarithms
  • German: logarithmisch — relating to logarithms
  • Greek: λογαριθμικός (logarithmikós) — relating to logarithms
  • Hungarian: logaritmikus — relating to logarithms
  • Hungarian: logaritmusos — relating to logarithms
  • Icelandic: logra- — relating to logarithms
  • Indonesian: logaritmik — relating to logarithms
  • Italian: logaritmico — relating to logarithms
  • Latvian: logaritmisks — relating to logarithms
  • Lithuanian: logaritminis — relating to logarithms
  • Polish: logarytmiczny — relating to logarithms
  • Russian: логарифми́ческий (logarifmíčeskij) — relating to logarithms
  • Spanish: logarítmico — relating to logarithms
  • Swedish: logaritmisk — relating to logarithms
  • Tagalog: logpaulitin — relating to logarithms
  • Yiddish: לאָגאַריטמיש (logaritmish) — relating to logarithms
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