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common logarithm

American  

noun

Mathematics.

  1. a logarithm having 10 as the base.

common logarithm British  

noun

  1. a logarithm to the base ten. Usually written log or log 10 Compare natural logarithm

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common logarithm Scientific  

  1. A logarithm having 10 as its base.

  2. Compare natural logarithm

Etymology

Origin of common logarithm

First recorded in 1890–95

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