In mathematics, the logarithm to base b is the inverse function of exponentiation with base b. That means that the logarithm of a number x to the base b...
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the common logarithm (aka "standard logarithm") is the logarithm with base 10. It is also known as the decadic logarithm, the decimal logarithm and the Briggsian...
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The natural logarithm of a number is its logarithm to the base of the mathematical constant e, which is an irrational and transcendental number approximately...
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E (mathematical constant) (redirect from Base of natural logarithm)
constant approximately equal to 2.71828 that is the base of the natural logarithm and exponential function. It is sometimes called Euler's number, after...
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The term Napierian logarithm or Naperian logarithm, named after John Napier, is often used to mean the natural logarithm. Napier did not introduce this...
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In mathematics, a complex logarithm is a generalization of the natural logarithm to nonzero complex numbers. The term refers to one of the following, which...
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iterated logarithm of n {\displaystyle n} , written log* n {\displaystyle n} (usually read "log star"), is the number of times the logarithm function...
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logarithm logb a is a number x such that bx = a. Analogously, in any group G, powers bk can be defined for all integers k, and the discrete logarithm...
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binary logarithm of 1 is 0, the binary logarithm of 2 is 1, the binary logarithm of 4 is 2, and the binary logarithm of 32 is 5. The binary logarithm is the...
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Zech logarithms are used to implement addition in finite fields when elements are represented as powers of a generator α {\displaystyle \alpha } . Zech...
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The history of logarithms is the story of a correspondence (in modern terms, a group isomorphism) between multiplication on the positive real numbers and...
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The term integral logarithm may stand for: Discrete logarithm in algebra, Logarithmic integral function in calculus. This disambiguation page lists articles...
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Exponentiation (redirect from Base 2 anti-logarithm)
exponents, below), or in terms of the logarithm of the base and the exponential function (§ Powers via logarithms, below). The result is always a positive...
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Mathematical table (redirect from Logarithm table)
in order to simplify and drastically speed up computation. Tables of logarithms and trigonometric functions were common in math and science textbooks...
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In mathematics, a logarithm of a matrix is another matrix such that the matrix exponential of the latter matrix equals the original matrix. It is thus...
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List of logarithmic identities (redirect from Logarithm/Identities)
gets us the second property. Logarithms and exponentials with the same base cancel each other. This is true because logarithms and exponentials are inverse...
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Logarithmic derivative (redirect from Derivative of the logarithm)
values in the positive reals. For example, since the logarithm of a product is the sum of the logarithms of the factors, we have ( log u v ) ′ = ( log ...
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Elliptic-curve cryptography (redirect from Elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem)
elliptic-curve-based protocols, the base assumption is that finding the discrete logarithm of a random elliptic curve element with respect to a publicly known base...
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iterated logarithm describes the magnitude of the fluctuations of a random walk. The original statement of the law of the iterated logarithm is due to...
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Lambert W function (redirect from Product logarithm)
mathematics, the Lambert W function, also called the omega function or product logarithm, is a multivalued function, namely the branches of the converse relation...
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Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio (redirect from Description of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms)
Wonderful Canon of Logarithms, 1614) and Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Constructio (Construction of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms, 1619) are two books...
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{\displaystyle e^{ix}=\cos x+i\sin x,} where e is the base of the natural logarithm, i is the imaginary unit, and cos and sin are the trigonometric functions...
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Hyperbolic sector (redirect from Hyperbolic logarithm)
functions. The area of a hyperbolic sector in standard position is natural logarithm of b . Proof: Integrate under 1/x from 1 to b, add triangle {(0, 0), (1...
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Branch point (section Complex logarithm)
the complex logarithm at the origin. Going once counterclockwise around a simple closed curve encircling the origin, the complex logarithm is incremented...
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The Irish logarithm was a system of number manipulation invented by Percy Ludgate for machine multiplication. The system used a combination of mechanical...
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Binary logarithm Bode plot Henry Briggs Bygrave slide rule Cologarithm Common logarithm Complex logarithm Discrete logarithm Discrete logarithm records...
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Exponential function (redirect from Base e anti-logarithm)
{\displaystyle \exp(x+y)=\exp x\cdot \exp y} . Its inverse function, the natural logarithm, ln {\displaystyle \ln } or log {\displaystyle \log } , converts...
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_{b}f(n)=\log _{b}\prod _{n=s}^{t}f(n)\quad } (the logarithm of a product is the sum of the logarithms of the factors) C ∑ n = s t f ( n ) = ∏ n = s t C...
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Discrete logarithm records are the best results achieved to date in solving the discrete logarithm problem, which is the problem of finding solutions...
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Log amplifier (redirect from Logarithm amplifier)
A log amplifier, which may spell log as logarithmic or logarithm and which may abbreviate amplifier as amp or be termed as a converter, is an electronic...
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