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natural logarithm en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

common logarithm · logarithm

Synonyms

hyperbolic logarithm · ln · Napierian logarithm · Naperian logarithm

Translations (44)

bg естествен логаритъм (logarithm in base e) · lt natūrinis logaritmas (logarithm in base e) · fr logarithme népérien (logarithm in base e) · it logaritmo naturale (logarithm in base e) · uk натуральний логарифм (logarithm in base e) · fr logarithme naturel (logarithm in base e) · fi luonnollinen logaritmi (logarithm in base e) · ko 자연로그 (logarithm in base e) · mk природен логари́там (logarithm in base e) · et naturaallogaritm (logarithm in base e) · pt logaritmo natural (logarithm in base e) · nl natuurlijke logaritme (logarithm in base e) · es logaritmo natural (logarithm in base e) · ro logaritm natural (logarithm in base e) · sv naturliga logaritmen (logarithm in base e) · he לוגריתם טבעי (logarithm in base e) · ur قدرتی لاگرتھم (logarithm in base e) · ka ნატურალური ლოგარითმი (logarithm in base e) · ca logaritme natural (logarithm in base e) · fa لگاریتم طبیعی (logarithm in base e) · hi प्राकृतिक लघुगणक (logarithm in base e) · el φυσικός λογάριθμος (logarithm in base e) · is náttúrlegur logri (logarithm in base e) · sl naravni logaritem (logarithm in base e) · gl logaritmo natural (logarithm in base e) · da naturlig logaritme (logarithm in base e) · cmn 自然對數 /自然对数 (logarithm in base e) · sh prirodni logaritam (logarithm in base e) · af natuurlike logaritme (logarithm in base e) · be натуральны лагарыфм (logarithm in base e) · ru натура́льный логари́фм (logarithm in base e) · hu természetes alapú logaritmus (logarithm in base e) · pl logarytm naturalny (logarithm in base e) · hy բնական լոգարիթմ (logarithm in base e) · tl likas na logpaulit (logarithm in base e) · lv naturālais logaritms (logarithm in base e) · th ลอการิทึมธรรมชาติ (logarithm in base e) · ta இயல் மடக்கை (logarithm in base e) · de natürlicher Logarithmus (logarithm in base e) · no naturlig logaritme (logarithm in base e) · az natural loqarifm (logarithm in base e) · cs přirozený logaritmus (logarithm in base e) · ar لوغاريتم طبيعي (logarithm in base e) · ja 自然対数 (logarithm in base e)