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Re:Nuclear physicist explains why fusion ignition is hailed ... by monetus on Monday December 19, 2022 @12:49PM (#34055080)
A log curve, rather than linear, would make the bars in the center taller and not give the same appearance of a massive change in the measurement. Not for me to say, but I'm guessing that, as is, it doesn't represent the work put into the effort as well as possible.
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Re:Nuclear physicist explains why fusion ignition is hailed ... by maria2 on Monday December 19, 2022 @01:01PM (#34055273)
Yes, that's what a log scale does to a graph. But why do you feel a log scale is appropriate in this situation? To me, a linear scale is a much better choice. The underlying data isn't necessarily exponential, so there isn't a compelling reason to use a log scale.
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