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NJZ Member since Mar-23-02 Aug-16-02, 06:04 PM (EST)   "Logarithm Notation"      I have a quick question about the notation used for logarithms. By convention, what base is implied by the notation y = log x when no base is specified? Is this the same as y = ln x, y = log x (base 10), or something else? Thanks in advance for your help.   Alert | IP Printer-friendly page | Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

alexb Charter Member 855 posts Aug-16-02, 06:06 PM (EST)   1. "RE: Logarithm Notation" In response to message #0      log(x) is most commonly taken to be log10(x)   Alert | IP Printer-friendly page | Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Adhara guest Oct-12-02, 01:37 PM (EST)   2. "RE: Logarithm Notation" In response to message #0      It may also refer to any base. Eg. log a +log a=log a^2, which true for any base.   Alert | IP Printer-friendly page | Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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