pseudologarithmic

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ logarithmic.

Adjective

pseudologarithmic (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) Apparently, but not actually, logarithmic
   • 1970, Electronic Engineering (volume 42, part 1, page 84)

     A scale marked in this way will be termed an 'ideal' pseudologarithmic scale, departures from a true logarithmic relationship occurring only because of the presence in the grid current of a constant component, I₀, in addition to the ion current I.

Related terms

• pseudologarithm