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Ah you're correct. Annoying how Google interprets log(x) as base-10 (but more shame on me for not realising that e^5 is obviously not 100000). In my experience
by bidirectional 5y ago
Ah you're correct. Annoying how Google interprets log(x) as base-10 (but more shame on me for not realising that e^5 is obviously not 100000). In my experience everyone uses log and ln interchangeable outside of lessons at school.
- Eduard 5y agolog(x) historically conventionally defaults to base-10. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_logarithm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_logarithm
- bidirectional 5y agoAs the wiki page itself notes though: > On calculators, it is printed as "log", but mathematicians usually mean natural logarithm (logarithm with base e ≈ 2.71828) rather than common logarithm when they write "log".