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logarithm

[law-guh-rith-uhm, -rith-, log-uh-] / ˈlɔ gəˌrɪð əm, -ˌrɪθ-, ˈlɒg ə- /




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Before calculators, people outsourced hairy arithmetic to reference books called logarithm tables.

From Scientific American ● May 8, 2023

In 1881, astronomer Simon Newcomb noticed that early pages of logarithm tables, which correspond to numbers beginning with one, were grubby and worn compared with the pristine later pages.

From Scientific American ● May 8, 2023

Using the negative logarithm to generate positive integers, high concentrations of hydrogen ions yield a low pH number, whereas low levels of hydrogen ions result in a high pH.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

To obtain the common logarithm of a number, use the log button on your calculator.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

The logarithm of800 is 2.9, and thus the safety index for smoking is even lower than that for driving.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos


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