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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Logarithmic  \Log`a*rith"mic\,  Logarithmical  \Log`a*rith"mic*al\, 
  a.  [Cf.  F.  logarithmique.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  logarithms;  consisting  of  logarithms. 
 
  {Logarithmic  curve}  (Math.),  a  curve  which  referred  to  a 
  system  of  rectangular  co["o]rdinate  axes,  is  such  that  the 
  ordinate  of  any  point  will  be  the  logarithm  of  its 
  abscissa. 
 
  {Logarithmic  spiral},  a  spiral  curve  such  that  radii  drawn 
  from  its  pole  or  eye  at  equal  angles  with  each  other  are 
  in  continual  proportion.  See  {Spiral}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tangent  \Tan"gent\,  n.  [L.  tangens,  -entis,  p.  pr  of  tangere  to 
  touch;  akin  to  Gr  ?  having  seized:  cf  F.  tangente.  Cf 
  {Attain},  {Contaminate},  {Contingent},  {Entire},  {Tact}, 
  {Taste},  {Tax},  v.  t.]  (Geom.) 
  A  tangent  line  curve,  or  surface;  specifically,  that  portion 
  of  the  straight  line  tangent  to  a  curve  that  is  between  the 
  point  of  tangency  and  a  given  line  the  given  line  being  for 
  example,  the  axis  of  abscissas,  or  a  radius  of  a  circle 
  produced.  See  {Trigonometrical  function},  under  {Function}. 
 
  {Artificial},  or  {Logarithmic},  {tangent},  the  logarithm  of 
  the  natural  tangent  of  an  arc. 
 
  {Natural  tangent},  a  decimal  expressing  the  length  of  the 
  tangent  of  an  arc,  the  radius  being  reckoned  unity. 
 
  {Tangent  galvanometer}  (Elec.),  a  form  of  galvanometer  having 
  a  circular  coil  and  a  short  needle,  in  which  the  tangent 
  of  the  angle  of  deflection  of  the  needle  is  proportional 
  to  the  strength  of  the  current. 
 
  {Tangent  of  an  angle},  the  natural  tangent  of  the  arc 
  subtending  or  measuring  the  angle. 
 
  {Tangent  of  an  arc},  a  right  line  as  ta  touching  the  arc  of 
  a  circle  at  one  extremity  a,  and  terminated  by  a  line  ct 
  passing  from  the  center  through  the  other  extremity  o. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  logarithmic 
  adj  :  or  or  relating  to  or  using  logarithms;  "logarithmic 
  function"




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