logarithm

Significado (Inglés)

For a number x, the exponent by which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain the power x. Written log _bx. For example, log ₁₀1000=3 because 10³=1000 and log ₂16=4 because 2⁴=16.

Conceptos

logaritmo

Sinónimos

log

common logarithm

natural logarithm

Traducciones

logaritmo

logarithme

Logarithmus

logaritmo

logaritme

λογάριθμος

logaritme

logaritma

logarithmus

لوغاريتم

لوغارثم

لُوغَارِثْم

Logarithme

log

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈlɑ.ɡə.ɹɪ.ð(ə)m/

Etimología (Inglés)

From New Latin logarithmus, term coined by Scottish mathematician John Napier from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word, reckoning”) and ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”); compare rational number, from analogous Latin.