logarithm

Example Sentences

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Take that paper with the natural logarithms, for example.

From New York Times

In a simple statistical model, Manrubia and her colleagues showed that the average number of generations separating two random present-day individuals from a common genealogical ancestor depends on the logarithm of the relevant population’s size.

From Scientific American

Instead, the number of birthday candles could reflect the logarithm of our age.

From Scientific American

A more accurate conversion isn’t so easy to do in your head: Multiply the natural logarithm of the dog’s age by 16, then add 31.

From Washington Post

In maths, ln refers to the natural logarithm of a number.

From The Guardian