Logarithmic Scales Debate
Comments debate whether a visualization or graph uses a logarithmic scale versus linear, advocating log scales for better representation of exponential data or wide ranges.
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LLM db.pdf BTW tables.htm sliderules.info github.com log scale linear exp ratio exponential bayesian max mathematically trying solve
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The scale you are looking for is logarithmic.
it's not so bad if you treat it as a log scale.
Everything is linear on a log enough scale ;)
Wouldn't that be exponential and not logarithmic?
What?! A constant in logarithmic scale is still a constant.
Yep, on logarithmic scale only.
Maybe people expect it to be one some kind of logarithmic scale.
Many people cannot visualize log scale.
Log scale is usually log10 because that's what humans use.
Why would it make more sense to look at this as log and not linear?