How do you call a scale that starts at $∞$, has $1/n$ divisions and tends to $0$?

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A linear scale

  • $2n$ divisions: 0 2 4 6 8

Logarithmic scales

  • $10^n$ divisions: 1 10 100 1000 10000

  • Lin-Log Plot:

Lin-Log graph

What is the name of this scale?

  • $\dfrac1n$ divisions: ∞ 1.00 0.50 0.33 0.25

  • Focus distance scale on a lens:

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