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English
Etymology
Blend of logistic + unit, by analogy with probit, coined by Joseph Berkson in 1944:[1] “I use this term for following Bliss, who called the analogous function which is linear on for the normal curve ‘probit.’”
Pronunciation
Noun
logit (plural logits)
- (mathematics) the inverse of the "sigmoid" or "logistic" function used in mathematics, especially in statistics. The logit of a number p between 0 and 1 is given by the formula:
See also
References
- ^ Berkson, Joseph (1944) “Application of the Logistic Function to Bio-Assay”, in Journal of the American Statistical Association, volume 39, number 227 (September), page 361
Old Norse
Participle
logit
- strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of loginn
Verb
logit
- supine of ljúga