"Logarithmic scales are commonly used in other sciences, for example, the decibel scale in sound measurements and the pH scale in chemistry for rating acidity." ...

Logarithmic scales have other advantages as well. Returning to the APPL charts above, it is impossible to imagine drawing a trendline connecting the series of lows in 2003 on up through 2008.

While it may seem like splitting hairs, the scale used to estimate earthquake magnitude is a logarithmic scale, and small increments matter more than you think.

There is disagreement on the proper way to label logarithmic scales in charts and graphs, especially when the base is not 10. This post shows several alternative ways of labeling log scales ...

THE suggestion recently put forward 1 that a logarithmic scale should be used for high-vacuum measurements directs attention to the fact that, while increasing use is being made of logarithmic ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Maurice Hartung of the University of ...

Even if you can mentally do that math---and feel smug doing it---the logarithmic scale for earthquakes is terrible for intuitively communicating risk.

Back when I first started charting the spread of coronavirus I decided not to use a logarithmic scale. I figured that log scales were fine for communicating with other professionals, but most ...

An artist used logarithmic maps to visualise the entire universe. Pablo Carlos Budassi, a South American artist and musician, made the image using maps from Princeton University and images from ...