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logarithm

log·a·rithm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [law-guh-rith-uh m, -rith-, log-uh-]
    • /ˈlɔ gəˌrɪð əm, -ˌrɪθ-, ˈlɒg ə-/
    • /ˈlɒɡ.ə.rɪ.ðəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [law-guh-rith-uh m, -rith-, log-uh-]
    • /ˈlɔ gəˌrɪð əm, -ˌrɪθ-, ˈlɒg ə-/

Definitions of logarithm word

  • noun logarithm the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100). 1
  • noun logarithm A quantity representing the power to which a fixed number (the base ) must be raised to produce a given number. 1
  • noun logarithm mathematical power 1
  • countable noun logarithm In mathematics, the logarithm of a number is a number that it can be represented by in order to make a difficult multiplication or division sum simpler. 0
  • noun logarithm the exponent indicating the power to which a fixed number, the base, must be raised to obtain a given number or variable. It is used esp to simplify multiplication and division: if ax = M, then the logarithm of M to the base a (written logaM) is x 0
  • noun logarithm the exponent expressing the power to which a fixed number (the base) must be raised in order to produce a given number (the antilogarithm): logarithms computed to the base 10 are often used for shortening mathematical calculations 0

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Origin of logarithm

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < New Latin logarithmus < Greek lóg(os) log- + arithmós number; see arithmetic

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Parts of speech for Logarithm

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

logarithm popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for logarithm

adj logarithm

  • arithmetic — Arithmetic is the part of mathematics that is concerned with the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of numbers.
  • binary — Binary describes something that has two different parts.
  • fraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
  • fractional — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
  • integral — of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component: integral parts.

adjective logarithm

  • exponent — One who expounds, represents or advocates.
  • exponential — Of or expressed by a mathematical exponent.

Antonyms for logarithm

adj logarithm

  • alphabetical — Alphabetical means arranged according to the normal order of the letters in the alphabet.
  • alphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.

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