logarithm
[ law-guh-rith-uh m, -rith-, log-uh- ]
/ ˈlɔ gəˌrɪð əm, -ˌrɪθ-, ˈlɒg ə- /
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 of logarithm
Words nearby logarithm
logania family,
loganiaceous,
logansport,
logaoedic,
logaphasia,
logarithm,
logarithmic,
logarithmic function,
logasthenia,
logbook,
loge
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British Dictionary definitions for logarithm
logarithm
/ (ˈlɒɡəˌrɪðəm) /
noun
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 a x = M, then the logarithm of M to the base a (written log a M) is x
Often shortened to: log See also common logarithm, natural logarithm
Word Origin for logarithm
C17: from New Latin
logarithmus, coined 1614 by John
Napier, from Greek
logos ratio, reckoning +
arithmos number
Scientific definitions for logarithm
logarithm
[ lô′gə-rĭð′əm ]
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.