logarithmic

logarithmic
/law'geuh ridh"mik, -rith"-, log'euh-/, adj. Math.
1. pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
2. (of an equation) having a logarithm as one or more of its unknowns.
3. (of a function)
a. pertaining to the function y = logx.
b. expressible by means of logarithms.
[1690-1700; LOGARITHM + -IC]

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