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logarithm

logarithm
Noun
pl: logarithms

This term describes a mathematical operation that reverses exponentiation, focusing on the exponent rather than the result. It is primarily used in scientific and technical contexts to compress large scales of data, making exponential growth easier to visualize and calculate.

In practical application, the word often appears in discussions regarding the Richter scale or decibels, where a logarithmic scale is used to represent vast differences in intensity. It carries a clinical, precise connotation associated with higher mathematics and engineering.

Meanings

Nounlogarithm

The power to which a fixed number, called the base, must be raised to produce a given number.

The common logarithm of 100 is 2 because 10 squared equals 100.

Examples

Study the logarithm.

Study the logarithm.

This is a logarithm.

This is a logarithm.

Use a logarithm.

Use a logarithm.

He calculated the logarithm quickly.

I forgot the logarithm rule.

I forgot the logarithm rule.

The logarithm is very useful.

The logarithm is very useful.

We learned about the natural logarithm in class.

School Life

The detective used a logarithm to decode the cipher.

The detective used a logarithm to decode the cipher.

Detective

The magic spell required a complex logarithm to activate.

The magic spell required a complex logarithm to activate.

Fantasy

Napier published the first table of logarithms in 1614.

Napier published the first table of logarithms in 1614.

History

The algorithm utilizes a base ten logarithm for scaling.

The algorithm utilizes a base ten logarithm for scaling.

Business

The pH scale is essentially a negative logarithm of hydrogen ions.

The pH scale is essentially a negative logarithm of hydrogen ions.

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