natural logarithm
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natural logarithm
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From New Latin logarithmus nātūrālis, coined in 1668 by Nicholas Mercator in his book Logarithmo-technica.
noun natural logarithms
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The logarithm in base e: either the function that given x returns y such that eʸ = x, or the value of y given by the function.
The natural logarithm can be used to integrate ¹⁄ₓ.
Similar: hyperbolic logarithm, ln, Naperian logarithm, Napierian logarithm
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noun logarithm in base e
| Español | logaritmo natural |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자연로그 jayeollogeu |
| 日本語 | 自然対数 shizen-taisū |
| 中文 | 自然對數 /自然对数 zìrán duìshù |
| हिन्दी | प्राकृतिक लघुगणक prākŕtik laghugṇak |
| Português | logaritmo natural |
| Français | logarithme naturel, logarithme népérien |
| Deutsch | natürlicher Logarithmus |
| Italiano | logaritmo naturale |
| Ελληνικά | φυσικός λογάριθμος fysikós logárithmos |
| Română | logaritm natural |
| Русский | натура́льный логари́фм naturálʹnyj logarífm |
| العربية | لوغاريتم طبيعي |
| עברית | לוגריתם טבעי |
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