Post by modnaryltnelis on Aug 26, 2009 2:10:43 GMT 6
I've always thought the logarithm was the weirdest thing ever, can someone point out a usage?
[glow=green,2,300]---------------EXPLANATION-------------[/glow]
Logarithm functions, graphed for various bases: red is to base e, green is to base 10, and purple is to base 1.7. Each tick on the axes is one unit. Logarithms of all bases pass through the point (1, 0), because any number raised to the power 0 is 1, and through the points (b, 1) for base b, because a number raised to the power 1 is itself. The curves approach the y-axis but do not reach it because of the singularity at x = 0 (a vertical asymptote).
and e is Euler's Constant, which is (roughly, and yes I googled it to get this) 2.7182818284590452353602874713526624977572470936999595749669676277240766303535
good enough explanation?
[glow=green,2,300]---------------EXPLANATION-------------[/glow]
Logarithm functions, graphed for various bases: red is to base e, green is to base 10, and purple is to base 1.7. Each tick on the axes is one unit. Logarithms of all bases pass through the point (1, 0), because any number raised to the power 0 is 1, and through the points (b, 1) for base b, because a number raised to the power 1 is itself. The curves approach the y-axis but do not reach it because of the singularity at x = 0 (a vertical asymptote).
and e is Euler's Constant, which is (roughly, and yes I googled it to get this) 2.7182818284590452353602874713526624977572470936999595749669676277240766303535
good enough explanation?
