logarithmic function


noun Mathematics.

a function defined by y = logbx, especially when the base, b, is equal to e, the base of natural logarithms.

Origin of logarithmic function

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby logarithmic function

British Dictionary definitions for logarithmic function

logarithmic function

noun

  1. the mathematical function y = log x
  2. a function that can be expressed in terms of this function