meaning of logarithmus
1. One of a class of auxiliary numbers, devised by John Napier, of Merchiston, Scotland (1550-1617), to abridge arithmetical calculations, by the use of addition and subtraction in place of multiplication and division.
2. the exponent required to produce a given number
Related Words
logarithm | logarithmetic | logarithmetical | logarithmetically | logarithmic | logarithmic scale | logarithmical | logarithmically |
