the logarithm with base 10, formerly widely used for calculations
A graph of the common logarithm of numbers from 0.1 to 100
In mathematics, 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 logarithm. The name "Briggsian logarithm" is in honor of the British mathematician Henry Briggs who conceived of and developed the values for the "common logarithm". Historically, the "common logarithm" was known by its Latin name logarithmus decimalis or logarithmus decadis.
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