logarithm

(noun)

noun

1. the exponent required to produce a given number

Similar word(s): log

Definition categories: communication, exponent, index, power

Sentences with logarithm as a 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.