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phi grade scale

phi grade scale

[′fī ′grād ‚skāl]
(geology)
A logarithmic transformation of the Wentworth grade scale in which the diameter value of the particle is replaced by the negative logarithm to the base 2 of the particle diameter (in millimeters).
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