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logarithm

[law-guh-rith-uhm, -rith-, log-uh-] / ˈlɔ gəˌrɪð əm, -ˌrɪθ-, ˈlɒg ə- /
ADJECTIVE
numeric
Synonyms
STRONG
numerical
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arithmetic arithmetical binary differential digital exponential fractional integrated logarithmic mathematical numerary statistical
ADJECTIVE
numerical
Synonyms
STRONG
numeric
WEAK
algebraic algorithmic arithmetic arithmetical binary differential digital exponential fractional logarithmic mathematical numerary statistical
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Before calculators, people outsourced hairy arithmetic to reference books called logarithm tables.

From Scientific American • May 8, 2023

In 1881, astronomer Simon Newcomb noticed that early pages of logarithm tables, which correspond to numbers beginning with one, were grubby and worn compared with the pristine later pages.

From Scientific American • May 8, 2023

The logarithm of a number raised to an exponent is the product of the exponent and the logarithm of the number.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

For example, the common logarithm of 100 is 2, because 10 must be raised to the second power to equal 100.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The logarithm of a number is simply the power to which 10 must be raised to equal the number in question.

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