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logarithm a mathematical device. common logarithm the value of the power when a number is expressed as to the power of 10 (has the base 10). Thus 100 expressed as to the power of 10 is 102 and the log of 100 is 2. Napierian logarithm see natural logarithm (below). natural logarithm as for common logarithm, except that the base is e or 2.178. Called also Napierian logarithm. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| nbsp;function, which uses the number e as its base, as opposed to the common logarithm function that uses the number 10 as its base. It also supports hyperbolic, trigonometric, power and logarithm functions of variable precision fixed point scalars. |
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