logarithmic scale
noun
: 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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The largest earthquake ever recorded globally was the 1960 9.5-magnitude Valdivia Earthquake in Chile
Earthquake magnitudes are measured on a logarithmic scale called the Moment Magnitude Scale.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
On a logarithmic scale, the Sun, Mercury, and Mars are practically equidistant.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Sep. 2025
The magnitude of earthquakes is measured on a logarithmic scale.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Solar flare classes follow a logarithmic scale, with each flare class — C, M and X — 10 times stronger than the previous one.
—Ryan French, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
On a logarithmic scale, the Sun, Mercury, and Mars are practically equidistant.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Sep. 2025
The magnitude of earthquakes is measured on a logarithmic scale.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Solar flare classes follow a logarithmic scale, with each flare class — C, M and X — 10 times stronger than the previous one.
—Ryan French, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for logarithmic scale
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“Logarithmic scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logarithmic%20scale. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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