logarithm
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gəˌrɪð 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).
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| —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 | |
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Logarithm
is always a great word to know.
So is cramer's rule. Does it mean:
| sequence in which the difference between any two consecutive terms is the same |
| method for solving a linear system of equations using determinants |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
When two parameters are involved, the relationship between the stimuli and perception is the square of the logarithm.
The magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the logarithm of the amplitude of waves recorded by seismographs.
The only difference is the exponent, and as a result the logarithm, are negative.
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