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logistic function

logistic function noun: a function, the result of the division of two exponential functions, that gives rise to the logistic curve.

Noun

logistic function (plural logistic functions)

  1. A function, the result of the division of two exponential functions, that gives rise to the logistic curve.

Forms of logistic function

plurallogistic functions

Origin of logistic function

Calque of French fonction logistique; see discussion at logistic.

Questions about logistic function

What does logistic function mean?
Logistic function means a function, the result of the division of two exponential functions, that gives rise to the logistic curve.
What part of speech is logistic function?
Logistic function is a noun.
What is the plural of logistic function?
The plural of logistic function is logistic functions.

Words near logistic function in the dictionary

  1. logion
  2. logismography
  3. logistic
  4. logistic curve
  5. logistic curves
  6. logistic function
  7. logistic functions
  8. logistic growth
  9. logistical
  10. logistical nightmare
  11. logistical nightmares

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