log
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7.9
- noun
- /lɔg/
- Specialized
:
logaritmo
- Log base B of X equals log base B of Y.
- natural log
- use log
- log-transformed
And then we have minus log base three of three.
- And then we have minus log base three of three.
- So that is, it's linear in logs of quantity and price.
- OK, what if you have a basic log expression like this?
Examples
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To solve this equation, we need to find the log of both sides using base ten.
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So this one's called log base B of X.
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So L capital L was log N, right?
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If I plot log of X, it looks like this.
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OK, what if you have a basic log expression like this?
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It's the derivative of the natural log function.
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As in Equation 11, taking logs and the first difference, we obtain growth rates.
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We obtained similar ANOVA results for the log of the means and the log of the medians.
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We conducted an ANOVA using both the log of the means and the log of the medians.
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The within-assay variance was smaller for the log-logistic survival model than for the standard model.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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8.4
The power you must raise a fixed number to get a given number
Compounds
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4.6
A video of a burning fireplace that people show on TV or online to make a room feel cozy
- Archaic
A knotted rope on a reel attached to a wooden block used to measure a ship's speed
- Archaic
A cigar-shaped tool with spinning fins that measures a ship's speed through the water
- Specialized
A large log with good wood that is cut into boards for furniture or building
- Archaic
A long round object with rotating fins that measures how fast a ship moves in water
- Archaic
A device towed behind a ship that measures how fast it moves through the water
- Archaic
An old logging machine that lifts one end of a log with hanging tongs between its wheels
- Archaic
A historical logging machine that lifts one end of a log with hanging tongs between wheels to move it
Surface Forms
Etymology
Log in math is short for logarithm, a word made from Greek parts meaning 'ratio' and 'number', and a helpful way to remember it is that a log tells you the 'power' you must use to make a number.