
What is discrete logarithm? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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}$, …
What algorithm is used by computers to calculate logarithms?
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...
What is the point of logarithms? How are they used?
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 …
Log of a negative number - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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 …
How do I square a logarithm? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
May 7, 2015 · How do I square a logarithm? Ask Question Asked 10 years, 11 months ago Modified 2 years, 9 months ago
Why is it called "antilog" or "anti-logarithm" rather than ...
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 …
logarithms - How to type logarithmic functions into Desmos graphing ...
Jun 2, 2022 · Thank you, but I don't understand what is "a" there? Is that the base? How should I go about logarithm of 10 with the base of 5? If I click on that button I get "log ( )". How do I proceed from …
Taylor Series for $\log (x)$ - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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?
terminology - What gives the natural logarithm its name? What's ...
Mar 4, 2021 · What gives the natural logarithm its name? What's "natural" about it? Ask Question Asked 5 years, 1 month ago Modified 4 years, 4 months ago
education - how to see the logarithm as the inverse function of the ...
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