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1. Basic concepts
In mathematics, logarithms are the inverse of exponentiation, just as division is the inverse of multiplication and vice versa. If the power a
of x
is equal to N
(a>0, and a≠1), then the number x
is a
called N
the base logarithm (logarithm), recorded as x = loga N x=log_a Nx=logaN. _ Among them,a
called the base of the logarithm,N
called the real number. x = loga N x=log_a Nx=logaN等了于ax = N a^x=Nax=N。
- In particular, we call the base 10 logarithm the common logarithm (common logarithm), and denote it as
lgN
. - The logarithm
e(e=2.71828…)
based on an irrational number is called the natural logarithm (natural logarithm), and is recorded aslnN
. - Zero has no logarithm, because no number can be raised to a power of 0.
- In the range of real numbers, negative numbers have no logarithms. In the range of imaginary numbers, negative numbers have logarithms.
The image of a logarithm is as follows:
Common properties of logarithms: