Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
LOGARITHMIC
logarithmic
(adjective) of or relating to or using logarithms; “logarithmic function”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
logarithmic (not comparable)
(mathematics) Of, or relating to logarithms.
Anagrams
• algorithmic
Source: Wiktionary
Log`a*rith"mic, Log`a*rith"mic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. logarithmique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to logarithms; consisting of logarithms. Logarithmic curve (Math.), a curve which, referred to a system of rectangular coördinate 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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