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Meaning of Logarithm | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈlɒɡ.ə.ɹɪ.ð(ə)m

Definitions

For a number x, the exponent by which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain the power x. Written log _bx. For example, log ₁₀1000=3 because 10³=1000 and log ₂16=4 because 2⁴=16.

Equivalents

العربية أَسِيس اللوغاريتم لُوغَارِثْم
Bosanski logaritam логаритам
Català logaritme
Čeština logaritmus
Deutsch Logarithmus
Ελληνικά λογάριθμος
Esperanto logaritmo
Español logaritmo
Suomi logaritmi
Français logarithme
हिन्दी लघुगणक
Hrvatski logaritam логаритам
Magyar logaritmus
Հայերեն լոգարիթմ
Bahasa Indonesia log logaritma
Íslenska logri
Italiano logaritmo
日本語 対数
ქართული ლოგარითმი
ខ្មែរ លោការីត
한국어 대수 로그
Latina logarithmus
Latviešu logaritms
Македонски логаритам
Nederlands logaritme
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲਘੂਗਣਕ
Polski logarytm
Português logaritmo
Română logaritm
Русский логарифм
Српски logaritam логаритам
Svenska logaritm
Türkçe logaritma
Українська логарифм
Tiếng Việt đối số lô-ga-rít lôgarit

Examples

“For a currency which uses denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, etc., each jump in the base-10 logarithm from one denomination to the next higher is either 0.3010 or 0.3979.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

logarithmancy logarithmand Logarithmic logarithmic decrement logarithmic derivative logarithmic function

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