logarithm
noun /ˈlɒɡərɪðəm/
/ˈlɔːɡərɪðəm/
(also informal log)
(mathematics)- any of a series of numbers set out in lists that make it possible to work out problems by adding and subtracting instead of multiplying and dividingWordfinderTopics Maths and measurementc2
- algebra
- arithmetic
- calculus
- equation
- geometry
- logarithm
- maths
- numeracy
- problem
- trigonometry
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from modern Latin logarithmus, from Greek logos ‘reckoning, ratio’ + arithmos ‘number’.