n.
Pronunciation: ' lo ̇ -g ə - ˌ ri- th ə m, ' lä-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin logarithmus, from log- + Greek arithmos number ― more at ARITHMETIC
Date: circa 1616
: the exponent that indicates the power to which a base number is raised to produce a given number <the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 is 2>
– log · a · rith · mic \ ˌ lo ̇ -g ə - ' ri th -mik, ˌ lä- \ adjective
– log · a · rith · mi · cal · ly \ -mi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb