ˈlȯgəˌrithəm also ˈläg- noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin logarithmus, from log- + Greek arithmos number — more at arithmo-
: the exponent that indicates the power to which a number must be raised to produce a given number
if B 2 . N, then 2 is the logarithm of N (to the base B )
4 is the logarithm of 16 to the base 2
— abbr. log ; see antilogarithm , common logarithm , natural logarithm ; compare base 6d