logarithm

Summary

logarithm is a type of mathematical function^[1]. logarithm ranks in the top 3% of type_of_mathematical_function entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,976 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• logarithm is credited with the discovery of John Napier^[3].
• logarithm's instance of is recorded as type of mathematical function^[4].
• logarithm is a type of multivalued function^[5].
• logarithm is a type of transcendental function^[6].
• logarithm is a type of binary operation^[7].
• logarithm's Commons category is recorded as Logarithm^[8].
• logarithm is the opposite of exponential function^[9].
• logarithm's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Logarithms^[10].
• logarithm's Commons gallery is recorded as Logarithm^[11].
• logarithm's described at URL is recorded as https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/x2ec2f6f830c9fb89:logs/x2ec2f6f830c9fb89:log-intro/v/exponential-to-logarithmic-form^[12].
• logarithm's described at URL is recorded as https://math.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Precalculus/APEX_PreCalculus_(Chapman_Herald_and_Libertini)/01%3A_Numbers_and_Functions/1.05%3A_Logarithms_and_Exponential_Functions^[13].
• logarithm's described at URL is recorded as https://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/classes/calci/explogeqns.aspx^[14].
• logarithm's approximation algorithm is recorded as CORDIC^[15].
• logarithm's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[16].
• logarithm's described by source is recorded as The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd edition^[17].
• logarithm's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• logarithm's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics^[19].
• logarithm's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[20].
• logarithm's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• logarithm's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• logarithm's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• logarithm's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[24].
• logarithm's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[25].
• logarithm's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• logarithm's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/logarithm^[27].

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Definition and Type

logarithm's instance of is recorded as type of mathematical function^[4]. Recorded subclass of include multivalued function^[5], transcendental function^[6], and binary operation^[7]. logarithm is the opposite of exponential function^[9].

Why It Matters

logarithm ranks in the top 3% of type_of_mathematical_function entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,976 views/month).^[2] logarithm has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] logarithm is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]