ln

See also: LN, l.n., ln., and l*n

㏑ U+33D1, ㏑ SQUARE LN ← ㏐ [U+33D0] CJK Compatibility ㏒ → [U+33D2]

Translingual

Etymology 1

(mathematics): Probably from New Latin logarithmus naturalis (“natural logarithm”). At the time of the discovery of logarithms and e, Latin was the language of science.

Symbol

ln

1. (mathematics) natural logarithm; logarithm to the base e.

   $\ln x=\log _{e}x$
   $\ln e=1$

Related terms

• ld, lg, lb, log

Etymology 2

(ISO 639): Abbreviation of English Lingala or Lingala lingála.

Symbol

ln

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Lingala.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lingala terms

English

Alternative forms

• ln.

Noun

ln

1. Abbreviation of lane.

Anagrams

• NL