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AlanMiller
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OK, I'm stumped to find one! :scratch:

There is exponential growth, like multiplying bacteria, there is exponential decay, like radioactivity, and there is logarithmic growth, like gaining aptitude through practice. But is there a real life example of logarithmic decay?

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A quick search with my favourite search engine turned up this example
Logarithmic Decay: How the NFL Draft is Like a Sprite
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Logarithmic decay can only be a partial match for real-life phenomena, since it doesn't converge to 0 but diverges to minus infinity.
But apparently, the behavior of sprite lightning follows logarithmic decay to some extent. Search Google for sprite logarithmic decay.
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StuartR wrote:A quick search with my favourite search engine turned up this example
Logarithmic Decay: How the NFL Draft is Like a Sprite
Thanks Stuart. I did spot this one, but didn't read deep enough - thought it was just a misuse of the term, like people talking of any apparently rapid growth as (wow factor ->) "exponential".

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HansV wrote:Logarithmic decay can only be a partial match for real-life phenomena, since it doesn't converge to 0 but diverges to minus infinity.
But apparently, the behavior of sprite lightning follows logarithmic decay to some extent. Search Google for sprite logarithmic decay.
Thanks Hans. That should keep me busy for the next few weeks trying to get a handle on it.
I hope the learning curve is more linear than logarithmic! :grin:

Alan