logarithm

/law-guh-rith-uhm, -rith-, log-uh-/US // ˈlɔ gəˌrɪð əm, -ˌrɪθ-, ˈlɒg ə- //UK // (ˈlɒɡəˌrɪðəm) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Mathematics.
- : 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.

as innumeric/numerical

Synonyms

FiveThirtyEight’s urbanization index is calculated as the natural logarithm of the average number of people living within a five-mile radius of a given resident.
This quantity is defined as the logarithm of a matrix — an array of numbers.
The new formula relies on the mathematical concept known as logarithms.
If the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, Oughtred indicates this fact by placing the - above the characteristic.
The logarithm of the number is then obtained by adding the previously calculated logarithms of the factors.
What is the probability that the fifth decimal of a logarithm taken at random from a table is a '9'?
We can calculate our logarithm without recourse to the table, but we do not wish to give ourselves the trouble.
In July, while at work on logarithm tables, he was overtaken by a sudden fainting fit, evidently of an epileptic nature.

/law-guh-rith-uhm, -rith-, log-uh-/US // ˈlɔ gəˌrɪð əm, -ˌrɪθ-, ˈlɒg ə- //UK // (ˈlɒɡəˌrɪðəm) //

对数

n.名词 noun

1
Mathematics.
- : 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.

as innumeric/numerical

Synonyms

FiveThirtyEight’s urbanization index is calculated as the natural logarithm of the average number of people living within a five-mile radius of a given resident.
This quantity is defined as the logarithm of a matrix — an array of numbers.
The new formula relies on the mathematical concept known as logarithms.
If the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, Oughtred indicates this fact by placing the - above the characteristic.
The logarithm of the number is then obtained by adding the previously calculated logarithms of the factors.
What is the probability that the fifth decimal of a logarithm taken at random from a table is a '9'?
We can calculate our logarithm without recourse to the table, but we do not wish to give ourselves the trouble.
In July, while at work on logarithm tables, he was overtaken by a sudden fainting fit, evidently of an epileptic nature.