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logarithm

/ˈlɑ.ɡə.ɹɪ.ð(ə)m/

Meanings

noun

对数

For a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain x. Written \logb x. For example, \log{10} 1000 = 3 because 10^3 = 1000 and \log_2 16 = 4 because 2^4 = 16.

Examples :

"In mathematics class, we learned that the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 is 2, because 10 raised to the power of 2 equals 100. "
在数学课上,我们学到以10为底100的对数是2,因为10的2次方等于100。