Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

natural logarithm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: nat-u-ral log-a-rithm
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"The natural logarithm can be used to integrate ¹⁄ₓ."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

natural logarithms (plural)

Phrases

common logarithm

Frequently Paired Words

common logarithm logarithm

Synonyms

hyperbolic logarithm ln Naperian logarithm Napierian logarithm

Questions

What does natural logarithm mean?: 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.
Where does natural logarithm come from?: From New Latin logarithmus nātūrālis, coined in 1668 by Nicholas Mercator in his book Logarithmo-technica.

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