Title: logistic growth
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - logistic growth
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14811
Status: current

Definition
Growth of a population under environmental constraints that set a maximum population size, giving an S-shaped curve.

Related Terms
- carrying capacity: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14514
- growth: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14725
- population: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14932

Source
- PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 907 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)

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Citation: Citation: 'logistic growth' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14811
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