logistic curve
English edit
Etymology edit
Calque of French courbe logistique, coined by Belgian mathematician Pierre François Verhulst in 1845.[1] Verhulst did not explain his choice of the name logistique; see discussion at logistic.
Noun edit
logistic curve (plural logistic curves)
- (mathematics, biology) An S-shaped curve that models the growth of many ecosystems.
- Synonym: S-curve
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Translations edit
S-shaped curve that models the growth of many ecosystems
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References edit
- ^ Verhulst, Pierre-François (1845) “Recherches mathématiques sur la loi d'accroissement de la population [Mathematical Researches into the Law of Population Growth Increase]”, in Nouveaux Mémoires de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique[1], volume 18, archived from the original on 8 March 2016, pages 1-38