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Yes, this whole thread repeatedly describes the context as “mathematics”, in which context log unambiguously means the natural log.
by jacobolus 4y ago
Yes, this whole thread repeatedly describes the context as “mathematics”, in which context log unambiguously means the natural log.
- bmacho 4y agoWell, both the Wolfram MathWorld and the EMS prefers log_e = ln, and log = log_10: https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Logarithm.html https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Logarithm.html https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CommonLogarithm.html https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CommonLogarithm.html https://encyclopediaofmath.org/wiki/Logarithmic_function https://encyclopediaofmath.org/wiki/Logarithmic_function https://encyclopediaofmath.org/wiki/Logarithm_of_a_number https://encyclopediaofmath.org/wiki/Logarithm_of_a_number . Also me, and the other commenter below learned "ln" for the natural logarithm, and used "log" only for binary/decimal logarithm. I am starting to think that log = log_e is actually the minority usage, but it is certainly not universal.