ALL meanings of logarithm
log·a·rithm
L l - 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
- 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
- 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