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The logarithm of a number is the exponent to which another fixed value, the base, must be raised to produce that number. THere are seven main applications that logarithms are used for including psychology, computational complexity, fractals, music, and number theory.

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What is a natural logarithm used for?

The natural logarithm (ln) is used when you have log base e


What does a log with a subscript mean?

The meaning of this subscript is the base of a specific logarithm; example: log10, the usual logarithm with the base 10.


What is another name used for logarithm?

Logarithm is often abbreviated as log. Other than that, I don't think there is another common name.


Compare and contrast common logarithm with natural logarithm?

The natural logarithm is the logarithm having base e, whereThe common logarithm is the logarithm to base 10.You can probably find both definitions in wikipedia.


Should you use the common logarithm or the natural logarithm?

The natural logarithm is the logarithm having base e, whereThe common logarithm is the logarithm to base 10.It really depends on the question!Maybe you should check out the examples!++++The common, or Base-10, logarithm will cover any multiplication, division and power arithmetic in the ordinary numbers, which are to base-10. It is also the base for the logarithmic ratio defining the decibel scale used in acoustics and electrical signals analysis.'The natural logarithm (base-e) underlies a large number of specific scientific laws and purposes, such as the expansion of gas in a cylinder.


What is the parent function for a logarithm?

anti logarithm


What is mantissa in logarithm?

whats is the mantissa of logarithm


Show me the meaning of LN?

LN is typically the syntax used to represent the natural logarithm function. Although some programming languages and computer applications use LOG to represent this function, most calculators and math textbooks use LN. In use, it would look like this:y=ln(x)Which reads as "y equals the natural logarithm of x".The natural logarithm is a logarithm that has a base of e, Euler's number, which is a mathematical constant represented by a lowercase italic e (similar to how pi is a constant represented by a symbol). Euler's number is approximately equal to 2.718281, although it continues on far past six decimal places.Functionally, the natural logarithm can be used to solve exponential equations and is very useful in differentiating functions that are raised to another function. Typically, when the solution to an equation calls for the trivial use of a logarithm (that is the logarithm is only being used as a tool to rewrite the equation), either the natural logarithm or the common logarithm (base 10) is used.


How do you do logarithm with ln?

To calculate a logarithm using the natural logarithm (ln), you can use the relationship between logarithms of different bases. The natural logarithm is specifically the logarithm to the base (e), where (e \approx 2.71828). To convert a logarithm of another base (b) to natural logarithm, you can use the formula: (\log_b(x) = \frac{\ln(x)}{\ln(b)}). This allows you to compute logarithms in any base using the natural logarithm.


What is the logarithm of 2346?

The common logarithm (base 10) of 2346 is 3.37. The natural logarithm (base e) is 7.76.


How did the z3 computer represent numbers?

It used a semi-logarithm representation of numbers.


Why natural logarithm preferred over common logarithm?

It turns out that many calculations and formulae are simpler if natural logarithms are used. To give but one example, the derivative (or slope) of the nagural logarithm function is 1/x. This means the derivative of other logarithms is more complicated.