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logarithm

[law-guh-rith-uhm, -rith-, log-uh-] / ˈlɔ gəˌrɪð əm, -ˌrɪθ-, ˈlɒg ə- /




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Their functions included computing higher-order multiplications, exponents and logarithms, among other mathematical operations.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

But unlike logarithms or formulas, there was no registry for sequences of numbers.

From Scientific American • Mar. 3, 2023

By doing so, we have derived the power rule for logarithms, which says that the log of a power is equal to the exponent times the log of the base.

From Textbooks • Sep. 23, 2020

In the following exercises, use properties of logarithms to write each logarithm as a sum of logarithms.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

Like the Richter scale, the proposed index would be logarithmic, so what follows is a little detour to review for the innumerate those dreaded monsters from high school algebra: logarithms.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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