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Also known as log, logarithmic function, logarithm function, logarithms

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A logarithm is a mathematical function that answers the question "what power do I need to raise a base number to in order to get another number?" — for example, the logarithm of 100 to base 10 is 2, because 10 raised to the power of 2 equals 100. Logarithms are useful in science, engineering, and everyday applications because they help simplify calculations involving very large or very small numbers and appear naturally in many real-world phenomena.

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Vinony's link graph records 904 inbound references to logarit, and connects out to note sign, common logarithm and complex number.

It is catalogued under topics including Additive functions, Elementary special functions and Logarithms.

Vinony links it to 116 Wikipedia language editions.

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Subclass of: binary operation
Image: Mplwp log2e10.svg

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Commons category: Logarithm
topic's main category: Category:Logarithms
Commons gallery: Logarithm
opposite of: exponential function
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
described at URL: tutorial.math.lamar.edu/classes/calci/explogeqns.aspx
approximation algorithm: CORDIC
Stack Exchange tag: stackoverflow.com/tags/logarithm
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
discoverer or inventor: John Napier

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Additive functions Elementary special functions Logarithms Scottish inventions