semilogy
Semilog plot (y-axis has log scale).
📝Syntax
semilogy(X, Y)
semilogy(X, Y, LineSpec)
semilogy(Y)
semilogy(Y, LineSpec)
semilogy(ax, ...)
semilogy(..., propertyName, propertyValue)
go = semilogy(...)
📥Input Arguments
Parameter Description
X Linear scale coordinates: scalar, vector or matrix.
Y Log scale coordinates: scalar, vector or matrix.
LineSpec Line style, marker, and/or color: character vector or scalar string.
ax a scalar graphics object value: parent container, specified as a axes.
propertyName a scalar string or row vector character. see help of 'line' for property list.
propertyValue a value.
📤Output Arguments
Parameter Description
go a graphics object: line type.
📄Description

semilogy(X, Y) plots data using a base 10 logarithmic scale for the y-axis and a normal (linear) scale for the x-axis.

semilogy has the exact same syntax as the plot command.

💡Examples
f = figure();
x = 1:100;
y1 = x.^2;
y2 = x.^3;
semilogy(x,y1,'--',x,y2)
legend('x^2','x^3','Location','northwest')
Example illustration
f = figure();
y = [ 0.1    1     10
      0.2    2     20
      1.0    10    100
      10     100   1000
      1000   10000 100000];

semilogy(y)
grid on
Example illustration
🔗See Also
semilogxlineplotgrid
🕔Version History
Version Description
1.0.0 initial version
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