Definition that contains logarithm
- b a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
- e the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282...
- characteristic the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
- bel a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
- ph (from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more acidic)
- db a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
- decibel a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
- logarithmic of or relating to or using logarithms
- logarithmically in a logarithmic manner
- napier Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)