Logarithm Definition

lôgə-rĭthəm, lŏgə-
logarithms
noun
logarithms
The exponent expressing the power to which a fixed number (the base) must be raised in order to produce a given number (the antilogarithm): logarithms computed to the base 10 are often used for shortening mathematical calculations.
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Noun

Singular:
logarithm
Plural:
logarithms

Origin of Logarithm

  • New Latin logarithmus Greek logos reason, proportion leg- in Indo-European roots Greek arithmos number ar- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin logarithmus, term coined by Scot mathematician John Napier from Ancient Greek λόγος (logos, “word, reason") and ἀριθμός (arithmos, “number").

    From Wiktionary

Logarithm Sentence Examples

  • The calculation of a logarithm can be performed by successive divisions; evolution requires special methods.

  • In n = a P, a is the root or base, p is the index or logarithm, and n is the power or antilogarithm.

  • The work of Justus Byrgius is described in the article Logarithm.

  • But a P is sometimes incorrectly described as " a to the power p "; the power being thus confused with the index or logarithm.

  • The logarithms to base io of the first twelve numbers to 7 places of decimals are log 1 =0.0000000 log 5 log 2 = 0.3010300 log 6 log 3 =0.477 121 3 log 7 log 4 =0.6020600 log 8 The meaning of these results is that The integral part of a logarithm is called the index or characteristic, and the fractional part the mantissa.

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LLOLOG

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