What algorithm is used by computers to calculate logarithms?
I would like to know how logarithms are calculated by computers. The GNU C library, for example, uses a call to the fyl2x() assembler instruction, which means that logarithms are calculated …
How do I square a logarithm? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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What is the point of logarithms? How are they used?
(The base-10 logarithm of a number is roughly the number of digits in that number, for example.) Slide rules work because adding and subtracting logarithms is equivalent to multiplication and …
What is discrete logarithm? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Dec 11, 2021 · The discrete Logarithm is just reversing this question, just like we did with real numbers - but this time, with objects that aren't necessarily numbers. For example, if a ⋅ a =a2 …
What are the parts of a logarithm called? [duplicate]
Dec 27, 2016 · I had "the logarithm of a number is the index to which the base is raised to equal that number" drilled into me 60 years ago. It's still helpful when I need a reminder what does …
How is $\\ln$ pronounced by English speakers?
Jun 28, 2017 · Since the natural logarithm is indeed the natural logarithm to use in calculus, it is written as log log with no subscript. Some mathematicians write it as ln ln but still understand …
Calculate logarithms by hand - Mathematics Stack Exchange
I'm thinking of making a table of logarithms ranging from 100-999 with 5 significant digits. By pen and paper that is. I'm doing this old school. What first came to mind was to use $\\log(ab) = \\lo...
logarithms - Approximating Logs and Antilogs by hand
I have read through questions like Calculate logarithms by hand and and a section of the Feynman Lecture series which talks about calculation of logarithms. I have recognized neither …
When do we use common logarithms and when do we use natural …
May 14, 2021 · I understand that the common logarithm has a base of 10 and the natural has a base of e. But, when do we use them? For example the equation 7x−2 = 30 7 x − 2 = 30 in the …
elementary set theory - Is the logarithm of $\aleph_0$ infinite ...
May 7, 2015 · The power/logarithm notation, seen as operating on numbers, is initially defined on finite cardinalities, i.e. natural numbers. They can be extended in various ways (for example on …