logarithm
English
Etymology
From New Latin logarithmus, term coined by Scot mathematician John Napier from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word, reason”) and ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”); compare rational number, from analogous Latin.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.ɡə.ɹɪ.ð(ə)m/, /ˈlɑɡəɹ.ɹɪ.ðəm/, /ˈlɑɡ.ə.ɹɪðm/, /ˈlɑɡ.əɹ.ɹɪðm/
- Hyphenation: log‧a‧ri‧thm
Noun
logarithm (plural logarithms)
- (mathematics) For a number , the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain . Written . For example, because and because .
- For a currency which uses denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, etc., each jump in the base-10 logarithm from one denomination to the next higher is either 0.3010 or 0.3979.
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The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number
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