logarithm

[ law-guh-rith-uhm, -rith-, log-uh- ]

/ ˈlɔ gəˌrɪð əm, -ˌrɪθ-, ˈlɒg ə- /

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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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Origin of logarithm

1605–15; <New Latin logarithmus<Greek lóg(os) log- + arithmós number; see arithmetic

Words nearby logarithm

logania family, Logansport, logan stone, logaoedic, logaphasia, logarithm, logarithmic, logarithmic function, logasthenia, logbook, log chip

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How to use logarithm in a sentence

FiveThirtyEight’s urbanization index is calculated as the natural logarithm of the average number of people living within a five-mile radius of a given resident.
What Democrats Can Learn From Nebraska’s Shift To The Right|Ross Benes (rossbenes@gmail.com)|December 30, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
This quantity is defined as the logarithm of a matrix — an array of numbers.
The Most Famous Paradox in Physics Nears Its End|George Musser|October 29, 2020|Quanta Magazine
The new formula relies on the mathematical concept known as logarithms.
To figure out your dog’s ‘real’ age, you’ll need a calculator|Bethany Brookshire|August 12, 2020|Science News For Students
If the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, Oughtred indicates this fact by placing the - above the characteristic.
William Oughtred|Florian Cajori

The logarithm of the number is then obtained by adding the previously calculated logarithms of the factors.
William Oughtred|Florian Cajori
What is the probability that the fifth decimal of a logarithm taken at random from a table is a '9'?
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
We can calculate our logarithm without recourse to the table, but we do not wish to give ourselves the trouble.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
In July, while at work on logarithm tables, he was overtaken by a sudden fainting fit, evidently of an epileptic nature.
Shandygaff|Christopher Morley

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 xOften 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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.

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