Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

logistic curve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: lo-gis-tic curve
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An S-shaped curve that models the growth of many ecosystems.

Etymology

Calque of French courbe logistique, coined by Belgian mathematician Pierre François Verhulst in 1845. Verhulst did not explain his choice of the name logistique; see discussion at logistic.

Inflected Forms

logistic curves (plural)

Phrases

logistic function

Frequently Paired Words

logistic function

Synonyms

S-curve

Questions

What does logistic curve mean?: An S-shaped curve that models the growth of many ecosystems.
Where does logistic curve come from?: Calque of French courbe logistique, coined by Belgian mathematician Pierre François Verhulst in 1845. Verhulst did not explain his choice of the name logistique; see discussion at logistic.

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