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logit

/ˈloʊd͡ʒɪt/ US
/ˈlɑd͡ʒɪt/ US
/ˈlɒd͡ʒɪt/ UK

Where it comes from

Blend of logistic + unit, by analogy with probit, coined by American statistician Joseph Berkson in 1944: “I use this term [logit] for ln p/q following Bliss, who called the analogous function which is linear on x for the normal curve ‘probit.’”

noun logits

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 operatorname logit(p)= log (p/(1-p))= log (p)- log (1-p).!,
informal, metonymically A logistic regression, which applies such a mathematical function.

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@misc{logit_2026,
  title = {logit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/logit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}