pseudologarithmic

adjective

Apparently, but not actually, logarithmic

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Meanings

adjectivepseudologarithmic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsApparently, but not actually, logarithmic

    A scale marked in this way will be termed an 'ideal' pseudologarithmic scale, departures from a true logarithmic relationship occurring only because of the presence in the grid current of a constant component, I₀, in addition to the ion current I.

    1970, Electronic Engineering (volume 42, part 1, page 84)

Origin

From pseudo- + logarithmic.

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