Return numbers spaced evenly on a log scale (a geometric progression).
This is similar to logspace
, but with endpoints specified directly. Each output sample is a constant multiple of the previous.
The starting value of the sequence.
The final value of the sequence, unless endpoint is False. In that case, num + 1
values are spaced over the interval in log-space, of which all but the last (a sequence of length num) are returned.
Number of samples to generate. Default is 50.
If true, stop is the last sample. Otherwise, it is not included. Default is True.
The type of the output array. If dtype
is not given, the data type is inferred from start and stop. The inferred dtype will never be an integer; float is chosen even if the arguments would produce an array of integers.
The axis in the result to store the samples. Relevant only if start or stop are array-like. By default (0), the samples will be along a new axis inserted at the beginning. Use -1 to get an axis at the end.
num samples, equally spaced on a log scale.
Notes
If the inputs or dtype are complex, the output will follow a logarithmic spiral in the complex plane. (There are an infinite number of spirals passing through two points; the output will follow the shortest such path.)
Examples
>>> import numpy as np >>> np.geomspace(1, 1000, num=4) array([ 1., 10., 100., 1000.]) >>> np.geomspace(1, 1000, num=3, endpoint=False) array([ 1., 10., 100.]) >>> np.geomspace(1, 1000, num=4, endpoint=False) array([ 1. , 5.62341325, 31.6227766 , 177.827941 ]) >>> np.geomspace(1, 256, num=9) array([ 1., 2., 4., 8., 16., 32., 64., 128., 256.])
Note that the above may not produce exact integers:
>>> np.geomspace(1, 256, num=9, dtype=int) array([ 1, 2, 4, 7, 16, 32, 63, 127, 256]) >>> np.around(np.geomspace(1, 256, num=9)).astype(int) array([ 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256])
Negative, decreasing, and complex inputs are allowed:
>>> np.geomspace(1000, 1, num=4) array([1000., 100., 10., 1.]) >>> np.geomspace(-1000, -1, num=4) array([-1000., -100., -10., -1.]) >>> np.geomspace(1j, 1000j, num=4) # Straight line array([0. +1.j, 0. +10.j, 0. +100.j, 0.+1000.j]) >>> np.geomspace(-1+0j, 1+0j, num=5) # Circle array([-1.00000000e+00+1.22464680e-16j, -7.07106781e-01+7.07106781e-01j, 6.12323400e-17+1.00000000e+00j, 7.07106781e-01+7.07106781e-01j, 1.00000000e+00+0.00000000e+00j])
Graphical illustration of endpoint parameter:
>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt >>> N = 10 >>> y = np.zeros(N) >>> plt.semilogx(np.geomspace(1, 1000, N, endpoint=True), y + 1, 'o') [<matplotlib.lines.Line2D object at 0x...>] >>> plt.semilogx(np.geomspace(1, 1000, N, endpoint=False), y + 2, 'o') [<matplotlib.lines.Line2D object at 0x...>] >>> plt.axis([0.5, 2000, 0, 3]) [0.5, 2000, 0, 3] >>> plt.grid(True, color='0.7', linestyle='-', which='both', axis='both') >>> plt.show()
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