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logarithmic function

noun

, Mathematics.
  1. a function defined by y = log bx, especially when the base, b, is equal to e, the base of natural logarithms.


logarithmic function

noun

    1. the mathematical function y = log x
    2. a function that can be expressed in terms of this function
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of logarithmic function1

First recorded in 1945–50

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