logarithm

[law-guh-rith-uhm, -rith-, log-uh-] Origin

log·a·rithm

[law-guh-rith-uhm, -rith-, log-uh-]
noun Mathematics.
the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).

Origin:
1605–15; < Neo-Latin logarithmus < Greek lóg(os) log- + arithmós number; see arithmetic
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Logarithm is always a great word to know.
So is factorial. Does it mean:
product of a given integer and all smaller positive integers
single number obtained from a matrix that reveals a variety of the matrix's properties
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logarithm (ˈlɒɡəˌrɪðəm)
 
n
common logarithm See also natural logarithm Often shortened to: log the exponent indicating the power to which a fixed number, the base, must be raised to obtain a given number or variable. It is used esp to simplify multiplication and division: if ax = M, then the logarithm of M to the base a (written logaM) is x
 
[C17: from New Latin logarithmus, coined 1614 by John Napier, from Greek logos ratio, reckoning + arithmos number]

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logarithm
1610s, Mod.L. logarithmus, coined by Scot. mathematician John Napier (1550-1617), lit. "ratio-number," from Gk. logos "proportion, ratio, word" (see logos) + arithmos "number" (see arithmetic). Related: Logarithmic.
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logarithm   (lô'gə-rĭ'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
The power to which a base must be raised to produce a given number. For example, if the base is 10, then the logarithm of 1,000 (written log 1,000 or log10 1,000) is 3 because 103 = 1,000. See more at common logarithm, natural logarithm.
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