logarithm

noun

log·a·rithm ˈlȯ-gə-ˌri-t͟həm

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: the exponent that indicates the power to which a base number is raised to produce a given number

the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 is 2

logarithmic

ˌlȯ-gə-ˈrit͟h-mik

ˌlä-

adjective

logarithmically

ˌlȯ-gə-ˈrit͟h-mi-k(ə-)lē

ˌlä-

adverb

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Babbage had built a prototype for an earlier device called the difference engine (currently on display at the Museum of Science in London), which could mechanically calculate a preset suite of operations such as certain logarithms and trigonometric functions. —

Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 June 2024 During the trip Jack calculated for his father a table of logarithms, and as a reward, on the last day of the successful tests, John Scott decided his son should have a dive. —

Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024 Their functions included computing higher-order multiplications, exponents and logarithms, among other mathematical operations. —

Alex Traub, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024 Computer scientists generally believe that there is no quick way to find the discrete logarithm with a classical computer. —

Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for logarithm