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Log vs Initialism - What's the difference?

log | initialism |

As nouns the difference between log and initialism

is that log is law while initialism is a term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

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

    initialism

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia initialism) (en noun)
  • A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
    • BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.

    See also

    * abbreviation * acronym * orphan initialism * TLA *

    External links

    * Acronyms selected for your enjoyment * English words suffixed with -ism