Definition:Scale of Measurement/Logarithmic

Definition

A logarithmic scale is a scale of measurement on which the measurement of a quantity is proportional to the logarithm of that quantity.

Examples

Base $10$

A commonly used logarithmic scale has points marked at equal intervals corresponding to values of $\ldots, 1, 10, 100, 1000, \ldots$, whose common logarithms are $\ldots, 0, 1, 2, 3, \ldots$

Also see

• Definition:Linear Scale

• Results about logarithmic scales can be found here.

Sources

• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): logarithmic scale
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): scales of measurement