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logistic curve en · NOUN

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

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Relateds

logistic function

Synonyms

S-curve

Translations (4)

fr courbe logistique (S-shaped curve that models the growth of many ecosystems) · es curva logística (S-shaped curve that models the growth of many ecosystems) · cs logistická křivka (S-shaped curve that models the growth of many ecosystems) · de logistische Kurve (S-shaped curve that models the growth of many ecosystems)