Logarithms
The logarithm of a positive real number x to the base-a is the number y that satisfies the equation ay = x. In symbols, the logarithm of x to the base-a is loga x, and, if ay = x, then y = ...
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Logarithms
A logarithm is an exponent. The logarithm (to the base 10) of 100 is 2 because 102 = 100. This can be abbreviated log10100 = 2.
Because logarithms are exponents, they have an intimate conne...
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Logarithm
The invention of logarithms plays an important role in the history of mathematics. However, their use was also significant in the fields of science and astronomy, as well as in the developme...
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Logarithms
Logarithms
Logarithm