Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

    natürlicher Logarithmus

    натура́льный логари́фмnaturálʹnyj logarífm

    натуральний логарифмnaturalʹnyj loharyfm

    a logarithm to the base e

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The natural logarithm of e is 1.

    Натуральний логарифм е — один. — deniko

  2. 1 is the natural logarithm of e.

  3. The natural logarithm base is sometimes also called Euler's number.

    ruОснование натурального логарифма иногда также называют числом Эйлера. — odexed

    deDie Basis des natürlichen Logarithmus wird manchmal auch die Eulersche Zahl genannt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

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Origin

From New Latin logarithmus nātūrālis, coined in 1668 by Nicholas Mercator in his book Loga

From New Latin logarithmus nātūrālis, coined in 1668 by Nicholas Mercator in his book Logarithmo-technica.

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Forms

plural: natural logarithms

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Napierian logarithmhyperbolic logarithmlnNaperian logarithm
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

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