natural logarithm
Meaning
The logarithm in base e: either the function that given x returns y such that eʸ = x, or the value of y given by the function.
Synonyms
Napierian logarithm
Translations
Etymology
From New Latin logarithmus nātūrālis, coined in 1668 by Nicholas Mercator in his book Logarithmo-technica.
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