logarithm
noun
log·a·rithm
ˈlȯ-gə-ˌri-t͟həm 
ˈlä-
: the exponent that indicates the power to which a base number is raised to produce a given number
the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 is 2
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Babbage had built a prototype for an earlier device called the difference engine (currently on display at the Museum of Science in London), which could mechanically calculate a preset suite of operations such as certain logarithms and trigonometric functions.
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 June 2024
During the trip Jack calculated for his father a table of logarithms, and as a reward, on the last day of the successful tests, John Scott decided his son should have a dive.
—Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
Their functions included computing higher-order multiplications, exponents and logarithms, among other mathematical operations.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
Computer scientists generally believe that there is no quick way to find the discrete logarithm with a classical computer.
—Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 June 2024
During the trip Jack calculated for his father a table of logarithms, and as a reward, on the last day of the successful tests, John Scott decided his son should have a dive.
—Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
Their functions included computing higher-order multiplications, exponents and logarithms, among other mathematical operations.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
Computer scientists generally believe that there is no quick way to find the discrete logarithm with a classical computer.
—Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
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logarithm
noun
log·a·rithm
ˈlȯg-ə-ˌrit͟h-əm
ˈläg-
: the exponent that indicates the power to which a base number is raised to produce a given number
the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 is 2
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