arithmetic logarithm

arithmetic logarithm
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  • logarithm — noun Etymology: New Latin logarithmus, from log + Greek arithmos number more at arithmetic Date: circa 1616 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • logarithm — log•a•rithm [[t]ˈlɔ gəˌrɪð əm, ˌrɪθ , ˈlɒg ə [/t]] n. math. the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100) • Etymology: 1605–15; < NL… …   From formal English to slang

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