Logarithm vs Antilogarithm - What's the difference?
logarithm | antilogarithm |
(mathematics) For a number , the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain . Written . For example, because and because .
(mathematics) The number of which a given number is the logarithm (to a given base).
In mathematics terms the difference between logarithm and antilogarithm
is that logarithm is for a number , the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain . Written . For example, because and because while antilogarithm is the number of which a given number is the logarithm (to a given base).logarithm
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(wikipedia logarithm)Noun
(en noun)- 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
* logDerived terms
* common logarithm, common log * natural logarithm, natural log * logarithmancyAnagrams
* algorithmSee also
* lnantilogarithm
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Noun
(wikipedia antilogarithm) (en noun)- If ''x'' is the logarithm of ''y'', then ''y'' is the antilogarithm of ''x''.