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Boulder vs Log - What's the difference?

boulder | log |

As nouns the difference between boulder and log

is that boulder is a large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land while log is law.

As a verb boulder

is to engage in bouldering.

boulder

English

Alternative forms

* bowlder, bulder (dated)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
  • (geology) A particle greater than 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

    • Derived terms

    * bouldering

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To engage in bouldering
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    • Anagrams

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    log

    Translingual

    (Logarithm)

    Symbol

    (head)
  • logarithm
    • if x=b^y then \log_{b}(x)=y

    Hyponyms

    * (logarithm) (with base e) ln, lb

    Usage notes

    If not specified, the assumed base of the logarithm is either 10 or e, depending on context.
    Related terms
    * lb, ld, lg, ln