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logarithms

Syllables: log·a·ri·thmsUS/ˈlɑ.ɡə.ɹɪ.ð(ə)mz/

logarithms is the plural of logarithm.

Meaning of logarithm

Noun

logarithm (plural logarithms)

  1. For a number x, the exponent by which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain the power x. Written log _bx. For example, log ₁₀1000=3 because 10³=1000 and log ₂16=4 because 2⁴=16.
    • 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.
    Synonyms:
    log

Phrases with logarithms

Questions about logarithms

What is logarithms the plural of?
Logarithms is the plural of logarithm.
How do you pronounce logarithms?
Logarithms is pronounced /ˈlɑ.ɡə.ɹɪ.ð(ə)mz/ (US).

Words near logarithms in the dictionary

  1. logarithmization
  2. logarithmize
  3. logarithmized
  4. logarithmizes
  5. logarithmizing
  6. logarithms
  7. logatom
  8. logatome
  9. logatomes
  10. logaœdic
  11. logaœdics

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Adapted from Wiktionary: logarithms (page history and authors); logarithm (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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