English Explanatory Dictionary

logistic curve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

logistic curve logistic curves

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.

Synonyms

S-curve

Related words

logistic function
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