Sep 27, 2021 · So in most applications, we refuse to use negative bases. HOWEVER, just because the concept of "logarithm" isn't a function on the complex plane, does not mean that we can't USE …

Logarithms are defined as the solutions to exponential equations and so are practically useful in any situation where one needs to solve such equations (such as finding how long it will take for a …

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 directl...

Jan 9, 2017 · The point is: the complex logarithm is not a function, but what we call a multivalued function. To turn it into a proper function, we must restrict what $\theta$ is allowed to be, for example …

May 7, 2015 · How do I square a logarithm? Ask Question Asked 10 years, 11 months ago Modified 2 years, 9 months ago

Jul 5, 2020 · 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\cdot a = a^2 = b}$, …

Aug 10, 2020 · Until we make the generalization of exponents to arbitrary powers, there is no hope of describing the inverse logarithm as an exponential function. One "convenience" of the antilog …

Nov 29, 2013 · Does anyone know a closed form expression for the Taylor series of the function $f(x) = \\log(x)$ where $\\log(x)$ denotes the natural logarithm function?

Jun 17, 2014 · how to see the logarithm as the inverse function of the exponential? Ask Question Asked 11 years, 10 months ago Modified 9 years, 7 months ago

May 8, 2011 · logarithm: 1610s, Mod.L. logarithmus, coined by Scottish mathematician John Napier (1550-1617), lit. "ratio-number," from Gk. logos "proportion, ratio, word" algorithm: was derived from …