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logarithmic scale
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Definition of LOGARITHMIC SCALE
: 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
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First Known Use of LOGARITHMIC SCALE
1740
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