Logarithm

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Etymology

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Noun

1. Template:Lb For a number $x$, the exponent by which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain the power $x$. Written ${\log }_{b}x$. For example, ${\log }_{10}1000=3$ because $10^3=1000$ and ${\log }_{2}16=4$ because $2^4=16$. Template:C

   For a currency which uses denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, etc., each jump in the base-10 logarithm from one denomination to the next higher is either 0.3010 or 0.3979.

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