A log-log plot uses logarithmic scales on both axes. For a positive power law with , positive references giveIts transformed slope is the exponent when both axes use the same logarithm base and the slope is measured in logarithmic coordinate units. For example, takes the values at . Every doubling of quadruples , giving slope two on a log-log plot.
This differs from a semi-log plot: a power law has constant proportional response to a proportional change of input, whereas exponential growth has constant proportional response to an additive change of input. Both can appear straight with appropriate axes, so one must read the scale labels before interpreting a slope.
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