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logit

UK/ˈlɒd͡ʒɪt//ˈloʊd͡ʒɪt/

logit noun: the inverse of the sigmoid or logistic function used in mathematics, especially in statistics. The logit of a number p between 0 and 1 is given by the formula.

Noun

logit (plural logits)

  1. The inverse of the sigmoid or logistic function used in mathematics, especially in statistics. The logit of a number p between 0 and 1 is given by the formula
    • operatorname logit(p)= log (p/(1-p))= log (p)- log (1-p).!,
    • The relation of the logit formula to the distribution of unobserved utility (as opposed to the characteristics of choice probabilities) was developed by Marley, as cited by Luce and Suppes (1965), who showed that the extreme value distribution leads to the logit formula.2002, chapter 3, in Behavioral Models, UC Berkeley, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2022, page 38
  2. (informal, metonymically) A logistic regression, which applies such a mathematical function.

logit meaning in Tamil

logit in Tamil

மடக்கையாக்கம்

Forms of logit

plurallogits

Origin of logit

Blend of logistic + unit, by analogy with probit, coined by American statistician Joseph Berkson in 1944: “I use this term [logit] for ln p/q following Bliss, who called the analogous function which is linear on x for the normal curve ‘probit.’”

Questions about logit

What does logit mean?
Logit means the inverse of the sigmoid or logistic function used in mathematics, especially in statistics. The logit of a number p between 0 and 1 is given by the formula.
What is logit in Tamil?
Logit in Tamil is மடக்கையாக்கம். See Logit meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is logit?
Logit is a noun.
How do you pronounce logit?
Logit is pronounced /ˈloʊd͡ʒɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of logit?
The plural of logit is logits.

Words near logit in the dictionary

  1. logistician
  2. logisticians
  3. logistics
  4. logistics network
  5. logistics networks
  6. logit
  7. logitian
  8. logitians
  9. logits
  10. Logiudice
  11. Logiudices

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Adapted from Wiktionary: logit (page history and authors); logit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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