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logistic curve

[lə′jis·tik ′kərv]
(statistics)
A type of growth curve, representing the size of a population y as a function of time t : y = k/ (1 + e -kbt ), where k and b are positive constants. Also known as Pearl-Reed curve.
More generally, a curve representing a function of the form y = k/ (1 + e cf (t)), where c is a constant and ƒ(t) is some function of time.
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The logistic function illustrated in equation (3) is of the most common form.
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